2009/6/12 Allan Cazaly <[email protected]>: > > > Is there an etiquette then? > Should one ALWAYS? post replies at the end of threads? > I usually "Top Post" but will stop doing this if it is an annoyance to > others. > Comment/opinion welcomed - ~Allan~
Seeing as it was me that unwittingly opened the can of worms... I normally dislike top posting, purely and simply because it destroys the thread of conversations and the person replying ends up having to requote the message just to set the context of the reply, especially if replying to several points. This is avoided by bottom posting or posting in context. Unfortunately, some mailers don't make it easy to do anything other than top post, and Blackberrys positively don't permit anything other than top posting using their built-in mail application. It's also a pain if using rich text or HTML email formats (although not impossible). Some mail clients (Demon's venerable Turnpike for instance) do a stunning job of reflowing multi-level quoted messages, but most make a pigs ear of it. Bearing in mind the wide variety of connections and kit people especially on a predominantly "mobile" group like this are dealing with, my own view would be to take what comes and accept that sometimes people are doing the best they can with the tools at their disposal (I'm at home today for instance and using GMail on a browser rather than my Blackberry). Tomorrow, I'll be in Blackberry mode with the most excellent Mr Naylor fresh from his snake charming exploits and another couple of CCT colleagues doing Retford to Drakeholes and back on a private charter. As I've seen it put elsewhere: ~~~~~~~~~ Because it destroys the thread of conversations. > Why is top posting bad? ~~~~~~~~~ :-) -- David Morris blog: http://www.brassedoff.net/wp
