On mardi 8 mai 2018 02:26:01 CEST Michael wrote: > I never knew that "top posting" was a problem. Maybe I'm just used to it, > but I prefer to have the reply at the top so I don't have to scroll thru > all the messages in the chain to find the latest post. > On May 8, 2018 12:13:36 AM UTC, Patrick Shanahan <[email protected]> wrote: > >* August Schwerdfeger <[email protected]> [05-07-18 19:53]: (...) Yes, having to scroll down to the bottom is getting annoying... *when the whole previous conversation is quoted*. In this case, I snipped about 450 lines or so...
If the quoted part is trimmed down to relevant material only, it becomes much easier, and you at least know what the reply refers to if you can't remember the whole conversation. Cutting the quoted part and replying at the bottom was, afaik, the polite method when I started using email (and usenet) "several" years ago, for both Americans and Europeans. But then there wasn't any HTML email either, and most uses were professional. Top posting and *not* snipping the quoted part seem to go together, and, rudely said, are a sign of lazyness (for me, at least). With no further information it indicates that the poster doesn't want to spend the time to craft an easy to understand, logical message. But if gmail just puts the cursor at the top, it's tempting to start writing there without looking down to see what's trailing behind (those 450+ lines...) ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
