What does Python fix?

[Martin v. Loewis]

Alex Martelli <aleax at aleax.it> writes:

> >> I agree with everything Mr. Marttilla wrote about Google:
> >> it is a severe PITA to follow a discussion there, when
> >> everyone is following cultural norms re. posting style.
> > 
> > Isn't that a Google problem, then: Ask them to present articles in a
> > different form. If everybody follows the conventions, it can't be
> > difficult to produce some alternative view automatically.
> 
> What form would you propose?  Some option switch to hide quoted
> material?  I don't think that would make most posts easy to read.

Transform it to a Top-Post: Just display the original text, possibly
with the article this was a reply to at the bottom.

I agree it would not be easier to read, but apparently some people
would prefer such a display.

Regards,
Martin