On 6/13/09 11:30 PM, "Ralph Green" <[email protected]> Broadcast into the ether:
So this is easier for you to read...who was I responding to? > > Howdy, > I am pretty sure Stanton does get it, and you mis-read him Kyle. It > was probably an accident, but Stanton was commenting on the notion that > top-posting forces your reader to work. Top posting for short messages > is easier to read and that is the big advantage. Most people could > configure their email program to top or bottom post. So, posting either > way is about the same effort. Reading top posted replies is much > easier, because the response is right there when you open the message. > You don't have to scroll down to the bottom just to see what the new > message says. That is such a waste of time. For long messages, it may > add clarity and be worth the effort. It is nothing but make work on > short messages and I would discourage it, plain and simple. > Good day from someone who will try to resist furthering this thread, > Ralph > > On Sat, 2009-06-13 at 21:18 -0700, Kyle Hansen wrote: >> On 6/13/09 9:07 PM, "Stanton Mitrany" <[email protected]> Broadcast >> into the ether: >> >>> Top-posting forces your reader to work . . . >>> Sorry if this comment was hard to decipher. >> >>> stanton >> >> You sir, obviously "get it." > > > > > > Kyle Hansen -- This is the way the world ends...not with a bang, but a twitter. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
