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.


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