Absolutely. Not trimming replies is another reason I prefer top feeding. If I am going thru several posts on a thread, I'm already familiar with what the response is to and just want to read the response. If I need to, I can always pan down and refer to it. If I am responding to a particular line in a long post I will sometimes put that line at the top in italics just to let others know what part I am responding to. Although I don't have a lot to contribute, I do spend some time in the archives. Along Garey's thought, it is very difficult to find things in there when 1) they don't change the subject title when needed and 2) they don't keep the subject title thru the entire thread (problem being solved). Otherwise there is some great reference in there. I have certainly learned a few things from it. God bless 73 jb kg6biw
On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:34:03 -0700, Richard Knoppow wrote: > > Note: do people on this list prefer top replies or >bottom? I got a private e-mail asking me to change to top >posting so I am trying it. It varies. In the dialup BBS scene where I cut my online teeth, bottom posting was the standard. It also follows the flow of the conversation. Top posting is lazinesss in some cases, but seems to have become the preferred method in the business world because it creates a "paper trail". Whatever. You will never get any group of two or more people to agree on using one method or the other. I just use what seems appropriate for the individual message, depending on content and length of reply, and whether interleaving makes sense. More important IMO is I REALLY wish people would learn to trim replies and use apostrophes correctly.... 73 -Jim (don't even get me started on reading comprehension)
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