[H-GEN] Re: email signatures (was attached messages (was gmail won't let me talk tomyself.))

[Gary Curtis]

On 04/10/05, Stuart Longland <redhatter at gentoo.org> wrote:
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> Gary Curtis wrote:
> > Many things can destroy the readability of a thread.
> > One is top-posting.  The other is a sig file five miles long.
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> Ohh dear, we're not starting this argument up again are we?  6 lines is not
> all that long -- many disclaimers are longer than that.  (And yes, I'm aware
> that the official guidelines say 4 -- as a rule of thumb.  > 10 is yes,
> excessively long, but 2 over isn't too bad)
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> Also, when replying, one is meant to snip bits that are not relevant to
> discussion.  Presumably in most cases, that includes the email signature.  So,
> no, it's not nearly as bad as top-posting. ;-)
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I have intentionally left all of the signature info from Stuart's
post to make my point.  Four lines is recommended, you
have pushed that to six (OK, I spose).  But then you add
all the PGP "stuff" and now 4 lines becomes fourteen (14).

And as for the ASCII art, I have attached a JPG of how
it looks in a variable width font.

You continue doing what you think is right.

Gaz
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