> > Why, if top-posting as most people will, does one need to expand the > ellipsis? The reply starts directly below the message being replied to, so > that is always visible above. >
That's a good question. But remember that the original question was about how to intersperse the reply with the replied-to text. As to why not just top-post like most people do, it's because it is stupid. OK, so that is my opinion I'm throwing at you. But most people I know read things from top to bottom, and top-posting forces you to read from bottom up to get proper context. Especially problematic when several questions have been asked, or points have been made, some or all of which need to be addressed. Top-posting a reply to all of them, before the recipient gets to see what they are about, leads to confusion. It's almost as bad as the reply where all of the previous text has been deleted, leaving no context whatsoever. Andy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
