>
> In private communications where two or no more than a few parties are
> sharing ideas or discussing a subject, such as buying/selling an item
> or agreeing to meet at a certain place/time, etc., untrimmed top
> posting works very well because it is easier and quicker and acts much
> like a face to face (or telephonic) conversation. The last post then
> serves as a complete and valuable record of the transaction/discussion/
> whatever.
>
> Top posting has its place, just as does bottom posting (or variants
> such as interleaved posting). I generally bottom post when putting my
> thoughts into words on this online list and others simply because it's
> the best way to convey and understand thoughts, ideas and concepts in
> written English. I generally top post in private conversations when I
> don't have to be concerned about people who haven't been privy to the
> conversations from the beginning.
>
Well said and OH and I trimmed and bottom posted -- not that hard even from
web based Yahoo Mail --glen
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