Susan Burchett wrote... > Top posting means I can read the message without downloading more mega >bytes.
Top posting messes up the logic of some threads where the comments must be read in sequence to make sense. Bottom- or interleaved-posting is only a problem when people fail to snip out unnecessary stuff from previous posts. I agree that it is a pain having to scroll down looking for a reply and there have been some naughty people who have quoted the entire previous post, complete with all the Yahoo bits at the bottom, to add just a few words of their own. As a rough guide, I would say that there should never be more than 10 lines of quoted text before the fist bit of reply is visible. >If the message doesn't show on half a computer screen I don't read it. > Aha! That means that we can say what we like about you as long as we hide it below half a screen of quotes! -- Martin Clark Internet Boaters' Database http://www.boaterweb.co.uk Pennine Waterways Website http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
