[wp-hackers] Cruft (was Caching of numbers of comments?)

[John Joseph Bachir]

I have noticed this and agree completely, thanks for pointing it out 
Scott.

On Thu, 22 Dec 2005, Scott Merrill wrote:

> I hate to be a nit-picker, but the proclivity for top-posting on this
> list is out of control.
>
> A: Because it messes up threading.
> Q: why would I not reply by top-posting?
>
> Worse still is the lack of trimming replies.  To quote Chunk from "The
> Goonies": I've stood all I can stand and I can't stand no more!
>
> Aaron Brazell wrote:
>> Which other system?
>
> This question is in reference to something _waaay_ down below.  Why is
> the entire thread preserved, when it's not directly related to the
> question?  Why was the question put up above the text to which it applied?
>
>>> wp-hackers mailing list
>>> wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
>>> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-hackers
>
> See that stuff above?  It's cruft.  It gets automatically added to the
> end of every list message.  By failing to trim it, you're unnecessarily
> bloating all our inboxes, as we get two or three (or more!) copies of
> the same thing.
>
>> wp-hackers mailing list
>> wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
>> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-hackers
>
> More cruft!!
>
> Please, folks, try not to top-post.  And please trim your replies.
>
> And have a happy holiday season.
>
>

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