On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 21:01:34 -0600, "Tom Pfeiffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to:
>I've had Comcast for years and although I don't use their mail for most of >my mail, I'm not aware of any regular, repeatanle issues with them. I don't use Comcast but on other lists, many have complained about them. >As for bottom-posting, I do my best to remember that on this one group it's >considered appropriate to bottom-post, the only one I'm aware of and >presumably a relic from the heady usenet days. Fro me, I don't want to read >an original message a zillion times because I have to scroll past all the >copies of it in replies. ALL lists I'm on prefer bottom posting with tight cropping of quoted materials. Much as you see me doing here. It just makes sense. I've been doing E-mail since the before the internet started and top posting has always been discouraged. Yet, many feel that it's Ok and it seems there's no way to stop them. You just have to look at top posted messages to see that they're bloated wastes of bandwidth and lazy people's posting. In general I don't even both reading them as I feel most top posters have nothing important to contribute anyway. These are the people who spit out one quick line and send it without any thought. Let me put it this way: if you're going to take a few seconds of your precious time to post something, do it right. It takes no longer once you get in the habit of it, and your posts will be read by more people and understood better. If you don't want to do that, then perhaps you'll start to see why I ignore top posters completely - anyone who doesn't care doesn't deserve my caring. This post is not aimed at you Tom, but just top posters in general. Every medium has it's proper etiquette and E-mail is no different. Follow the rules and be well thought of, ignore the rules and be ignored, it's really that simple. Just because you're on some lists where everyone top posts, does not make it right. I'll bet money right now that that list is mostly one liners with 99% bloated crap in each message. -- Jim Davis, Owner, Eastern Beaver Company: http://easternbeaver.com/ Motorcycle Relay Kits, Modulator Kits, Powerlet, Centech, Posi-Lock, Parts. 1988 K100RS SE ABS in Japan. 1991 ST1100 in America. STOC#6327, IBMWR, KBMW * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
