[OT] TOP-POSTING

Peter Gordon peter at thecodergeek.com
Tue Jul 18 22:09:49 UTC 2006


Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> As I read your smiley as a request for comment: there was a reason why I
> quoted the word rules when pointing to the wiki page. And the page
> content itself reads as "guidelines", which from my reading is not that
> strong as "rules" would be. Can a native English speaker agree to this? :)

I agree. The term "rules" generally has a connotation of being very strict,
whereas "guidelines" are usually recommendations that *should* be followed,
but *may* be changed or adapted to a given situation.

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Peter Gordon (codergeek42)
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