Top posting
uidzero
uidzero at one-arm.com
Sun Mar 21 16:54:25 PST 2004
>
>"Bottom posting", where you leave the entire previous message, is only
>marginally better than top posting.
>
>If the text is important, you should be reading it. If it isn't, the
>sender shouldn't have included it.
>
>On the contrary, it shows you what the discussion is about. In this
>example, I'm answering your points one by one. I'll repeat the whole
>thing with top posting. Tell me if it's easier to read.
>
>Agreed, mixing styles is the worst of the lot. That's a very good
>reason to insist on one style.
>
>What's wrong with the convention we have? I'll answer this message a
>third time in the style you propose. Tell me if it's easier to read.
>
>
>
Greg,
This one just gets too long after a thread of 5 or more. I can relate to
the others but, I just don't read any of the thread to start with if the
subject or the original post doesn't concern me. :) That's just me though.
Michael
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