"Konstantinos Bibis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to: >If you follow a topic, you recognise it from the subject and choose to read it. You >don't >want to read the whole thread again, so why put the reply at the bottom ? If you think >you're missing something you then move down the message and read the previous posts. >No ?
No. You want to give the reader a reference first off, and your relevant reply below. Now did you really have to scroll through the entire thread above in what I quoted? Plus you can see the person who I'm quoting. You don't have the whole thread, no extra crap, no footer, just the important stuff you're replying to - the part that's relevant. And it doesn't matter if the reader hasn't gone to check the thread, the subject, or whatever. Let's face it, we never know how big threads will be, nor how often many folks join in them, nor when. You might reply to a small part of any one of a thread. Instead of whacking out quick one-liners, let each message stand on it's own, if it's worth sending. I don't know about you, but I read new messages from each group, simply jumping to the next new message and so on. I don't go to the list and check the thread or subject line. I just see a message. It's not possible to follow a subject message by message if you're receiving them sometimes days apart. You need some reference to make it easy to view each one as a whole. You understand now? Clear, clean and concise. It shows you care, it works. It's Netiquette. And it's not a hassle. You just have to get some info, listen to what folks are saying, and try it. You should do all email in this way of course. Newsgroups, ditto. AND you misquoted Tom. The wrong names can get messed up in the quoted from line. Notice my quoted line uses 'wrote/replied to' covering all the bases. Nothing worse than misquoting a name. It happens all the time. You quoted someone else as saying what I said. Here it is if you don't believe me: > "Tom Pfeiffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to: > > Simply highlight with your mouse the part of the message you want > quoted in your reply. The hit reply and put your comments below it. > simple I wrote that, not Tom. I guess you made a quick edit without thinking. I hope this helps. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
