From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/76577 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tassilo Horn Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: want my comments above quoted matter Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:33:32 +0100 Message-ID: <87fwrulh6b.fsf@member.fsf.org> References: <87sjvuwrxz.fsf@jidanni.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1297438447 6320 80.91.229.12 (11 Feb 2011 15:34:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:34:07 +0000 (UTC) Cc: ding@gnus.org To: jidanni@jidanni.org Original-X-From: ding-owner+M24922@lists.math.uh.edu Fri Feb 11 16:34:02 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: ding-account@gmane.org Original-Received: from util0.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.18]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Pnv0R-0006KU-Dp for ding-account@gmane.org; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:34:00 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu) by util0.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Pnv03-0007pu-Te; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:33:36 -0600 Original-Received: from mx1.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.32]) by util0.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Pnv02-0007pi-NY for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:33:34 -0600 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.231.51]) by mx1.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Pnv01-0002N1-H8 for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:33:34 -0600 Original-Received: from deliver.uni-koblenz.de ([141.26.64.15]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Pnv00-0003M6-CI for ding@gnus.org; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:33:32 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by deliver.uni-koblenz.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B7737814EE5; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:33:32 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from deliver.uni-koblenz.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (deliver.uni-koblenz.de [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 31345-05; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:33:31 +0100 (CET) X-CHKRCPT: Envelopesender noch tassilo@member.fsf.org Original-Received: from thinkpad (tsdh.uni-koblenz.de [141.26.67.142]) by deliver.uni-koblenz.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C2E27814DE3; Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:33:31 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <87sjvuwrxz.fsf@jidanni.org> (jidanni@jidanni.org's message of "Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:45:28 +0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at uni-koblenz.de X-Spam-Score: -4.9 (----) List-ID: Precedence: bulk Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:76577 Archived-At: jidanni@jidanni.org writes: > Gentlemen, as you know, it is all the rage these days to put their > response _above_ quoted lines instead of below. E.g., > > Kool! > >>>>> "M" == Annette Mom Jacobson writes: > M> Does junior want some bomboms? > > My question is does Supercite and / or gnus have settings to cater to > such young desires? I don't see a reason to start using that dumb, stupid style of quoting only because others also do so. Message mode has a variable for starting your text above the quoted text, and it is easily findable with the usual emacs help facilities. However, I won't mention its name in the hope that you come to your senses again. Bye, Tassilo -- Sent from my Emacs