Judith --
You articulated the primary reason for top posting very well.
Replies are *primarily* for the benefit of the reader, not the author.
For this reason, I would like to encourage the <5% to go along with the
crowd (even though, in general, I dislike crowds).
Chris does have a good point when it comes to all the 'junk' at the
bottom of these pages. Therefore, I'm snipping this just below the last
message. Wish I knew how to snip the adds as well.
-- Keith
ohneclue wrote:
In the Yahoo groups in which I have a membership, 14, Top Posting is
by far and away the preferred. My gestimate is <5%.
There are a few bottom posters, but they are definitely in the
minority in these 14 groups.
The reason I like the top posting is I've already read the previous
post so I don't find it helpful to scroll down through it to see the
answer. I just need the new stuff not -- not a plow through a rehash
to get to the new stuff.
Judith
----- Original Message ----
From: -= Cß=- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 11:05:48 AM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Reply Suggestions
On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:25:12 -0500, you wrote:
><snip>.. To make 'panning' just a bit easier, please:
>
>1. Insert your reply 'above' the message you are replying to.
This is called top posting..... and not very reader friendly. Usually
found
implemented by noobs and chat SIG's.
FWIW, it's best to clip the fluff, quote the meat, and do bottom
posting. Do
not change the subject, and all should be fine.
However, this is all a matter of convention. I'm a bottom poster.
Clean and
concise.
If top pposting is the "convention" here, so be it.
-= Chris ß =-
Using Agent.
