>
> This started with a comment from Patrick that there were a lot of people
> quoting the whole thread every time, and he would prefer the "Linux Way"
> of bottom posting. Not a troll.
>
> Andrew
>
Hi
Top quoting is not the "Linux Way". Top Quiting is the preferred quoting
method since ages, for email, and e.g. in the Usenet. These were the
days when the Internet (and other "networks") were used mostly for
actual communication. This was established long before Linux was
created, and (wait a sec), ok, not before Linus Torvalds was born, but
almost.
Then, Outlook entered the scene, and email became mostly write-only. If
you only write to make your point, you do not need to ensure context,
this would even spoil the effect. So you "bottom quote", and hope that
nobody reads below the first two sentences. Which is exactly what I
observe in so-called "professional office emails".
Everyone is using MS Outlook, every employer (with very few exceptions)
is following the Microsoft way, because they think that's how god
designed the world. Which is wrong, of course. (I have to admit that I
follow this habit in my work-life, too, because all others do, and I
cannot save the world...)
So if you want people to read and understand your email, you usually
have to provide some context. And since people read from top to bottom,
you should put the context (i.e. the quote you are referring to) on the
top. Of course, abbreviated to the significant parts. Yes, that might be
a bit more tedious, but eventually, you want others to understand your
email. So you should spend a few minutes more, to save hours and days of
others (in total). Especially if there is no business pressure, like you
are the manager, and your underlings should spend the effort to
understand what you mean -- this here is all voluntary.
Best regards,
Michael
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Michael Staats
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