On 16 Jun 2009, at 11:55, Brian on Harnser wrote:
> Trevor submitted this idea :
>> I'm with top posting every time, my apologies to all the other long-
>> time
>> NG readers, but top posting with proper snipping is far closer to
>> normal
>> conversation and reduces bandwidth as well.
>>
>> When we chat face-to-face in a group we don't say "Jim said xxxx
>> and I
>> think .....", and we don't say "Jim said xxxx after Bill said yyyy
>> and
>> Fred said zzzz" (ooops, sorry if I've just put you all to sleep <g>).
>>
>> What we do say is "I think ....."
>>
>> It appears very logical to me, I'm a 'top', not a 'bottom' :)
>>
>> Trevor
>>
>> Allan Cazaly wrote:
>>> So what is generally preferred? Top or Bottom. I am quite happy
>>> to "Tow
>>> the Line" >>> I just want to know. ~Allan~
>>>
>>> WHO prefers WHAT ????
>>
>>
> I read your reply and then had to go to the bottom afterwards to see
> what you were replying too.
Oh dear oh dear . . . . I wouldn't risk proffering an opinion on this
sensitive topic for fear of upsetting some poor delicate soul. Though
if I did it might be to suggest that top posting is for buffoons.
{;>)
Beeky
PS - my underlying view is that it is up to the originator to choose
how he/she wishes to present his/her contribution. Ignoring protocols
is their affair. If folks want to go "down the pub" with egg on their
collars and flies akimbo the locals will draw their own conclusions.
The locals might be wrong though.
