bagder: curl-www/mail _etiquette.html,1.10,1.11

Update of /cvsroot/curl/curl-www/mail
In directory giant.haxx.se:/var/tmp/cvs-serv10393

Modified Files:
	_etiquette.html 
Log Message:
extended the top-post and digest sections


Index: _etiquette.html
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RCS file: /cvsroot/curl/curl-www/mail/_etiquette.html,v
retrieving revision 1.10
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -d -r1.10 -r1.11
--- _etiquette.html	13 Jul 2007 11:41:19 -0000	1.10
+++ _etiquette.html	8 Feb 2011 21:30:31 -0000	1.11
@@ -77,11 +77,14 @@
 <p>
  SUBTITLE(Do Not Top-Post)
 <p>
- If you reply to a message, don't use top-posting. Top-posting is
- when you write the new text at the top of a mail and you insert
- the previous quoted mail conversation below.
+ If you reply to a message, don't use top-posting. Top-posting is when you
+ write the new text at the top of a mail and you insert the previous quoted
+ mail conversation below. It forces users to read the mail in a backwards
+ order to properly understand it.
+
 <p>
  This is why top posting is so bad:
+<blockquote>
 <pre>
  A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read
     text.
@@ -89,10 +92,23 @@
  A: Top-posting.
  Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
 </pre>
+</blockquote>
 <p>
-  Apart from the screwed up read order (especially when mixed together in a
-  thread when some responds doing the mandaded bottom-posting style), it also
-  makes it impossible to quote only parts of the original mail.
+ Apart from the screwed up read order (especially when mixed together in a
+ thread when some responds doing the mandaded bottom-posting style), it also
+ makes it impossible to quote only parts of the original mail.
+
+<p>
+ When you reply to a mail. You let the mail client insert the previous mail
+ quoted. Then you put the cursor on the <b>first</b> line of the mail and you
+ move down through the mail, deleting all parts of the quotes that don't add
+ context for your comments. When you want to add a comment you do so, inline,
+ right after the quotes that relate to your comment. Then you continue
+ downwards again.
+
+<p>
+ When most of the quotes have been removed and you've added your own words,
+ you're done!
 
 <a name="html"></a>
 <p>
@@ -116,7 +132,9 @@
  lists. A digest is a collection of mails lumped together in one single mail.
 <p>
  Should you decide to reply to a mail sent out as a digest, there are two
- things you should consider:
+ things you MUST consider if you really really cannot subscribe normally
+ instead:
+
 <ol>
 <li> cut off all mails and chatter that is not related to the mail you want to reply to.
 <li> change the subject name to something sensible and related to the subject, preferably even the actual subject of the single mail you wanted to reply to