On or near 4/26/04 10:21 AM, Peter C.S. Adams at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed:
> Thus spake SVEN AERTS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, circa 4/24/2004 7:03 PM: >> excuse me .. how come some people don't hate replies that are added at the >> end? > > I hate replies at the TOP. Often I start reading a message and think, "What > are they TALKING about?" Then I see the quoted material at the bottom. I > much prefer to see (brief) quoted material at the top, then a reply, as you > would in a letter, when you might say, "Regarding your question about ..." > before answering the question. > > What I hate even more is when people quote AN ENTIRE EMAIL without editing > it for length. > > But I'm much better since I started the medication. :-> > > peter Replying at the top makes a lot of sense in a one-on-one dialog. I much prefer that; I send a message, and when I get a reply at the top, I know just what is being talked about. Where it doesn't work well is on lists like this, where I may or may not have read the earlier dialog. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
