Re: Top posting (was: Call for Foundation-supported Project Ideas)
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 23:37:43 UTC
On Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 17:46 Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 23:23 Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com > > > wrote: > > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 12:33 AM Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > On 24/11/2021 01:31, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk wrote: > > > > Change policy about discouraging top posting and convert it to > > > encouraging > > > > top posting > > > > > > Please, don't. > > > > > > > > As I said , > > > > (1) persons tracking messages continuously do not need to read the same > > texts many times > > > > [ plus more explanation....] > > One part you're forgetting is trimming what you're quoting to avoid exactly > what you're pointing out. > > > (4) I am a subscriber of many mailing lists . > > > This is precisely where in my opinion bottom posting shines: if done > properly, I have context immediately without having to first scroll past > the new message and then back up. I find it much more natural than top > posting. > > Regards > Michael > > > > > > To be honest, the policies regarding top-posting or bottom-posting in the mailing list is not much relevant to the Foundation. Ka Ho >