[Tutor] Tutor Digest, Vol 106, Issue 5

[Prasad, Ramit]

Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 05:56:30PM -0600, Luke Paireepinart wrote:
> 
> > I just wanted to make the observation that, at least in gmail, the default
> > behavior is to hide the entire quoted text behind an innocuous "..."
> > button.
> 
> Good lord, the more I hear about Gmail, the more horrible I discover it
> to be. Why does anyone use this crappy, anti-social product?
> 

I think Gmail is a great product and wish more desktop clients would
act in the same manner. The main problems I have seen with are specific 
to dealing with mailing lists/newsgroup. It [Gmail] happens to be 
aimed at the masses and Python tutors tend not be a part of the masses 
when it comes to technology. :)

Not to mention that as social conventions regarding email have moved
on--e.g. top posting--for the majority of email users, members of 
mailing lists seem to have kept their traditions and habits. I am
not saying there are not valid reasons or that I disagree with
the reasons for mailing lists to keep their method of posting. 
It is just that this behavior does not apply to the average email user.
Even in-line posting tends to be either copied with comments above the
original message or a top post saying to look at the original message 
below for comments in a different color.

Maybe I am in the minority, but the only people I know who regularly
bottom/in-line post are regularly on mailing lists.

~Ramit


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