Re: Top Posting Was: Re: plaintext email?

2019-01-15 Thread James R Cutler
On Jan 15, 2019, at 1:06 PM, John Levine wrote: > > By the way, have you changed and memorized all your passwords for this > month yet? No, I do not follow a predictable rhythm in changing passwords. Some change frequently, some change infrequently. I only remember my login password, my

Re: Top Posting Was: Re: plaintext email?

2019-01-15 Thread Stephen Satchell
On 1/15/19 8:03 AM, Tom Beecher wrote: > No disrespect intended to anyone at all, but the pissing and moaning about > it is a massive waste of time and energy. But, but, but...most water-cooler conversation is about sports, the opposite sex, and pissing and moaning about what you don't like.

Re: Top Posting Was: Re: plaintext email?

2019-01-15 Thread Brian Kantor
> > Why must there be a hard rule about top posting? It is my belief that whether to 'top post' or 'bottom post' may largely depend on the characteristics of the medium. In USENET, bottom posting was preferred because messages often arrived out of order, and occasionally did not arrive at all,

Top Posting Was: Re: plaintext email?

2019-01-15 Thread James R Cutler
Why must there be a hard rule about top posting? If the replied to message(s) comprise a long logical sequence, the OCD among us experience cognitive dissonance if the order is “un-natural”. Thus bottom posting continues the “natural” sequence and makes life easier for many of us who otherwise