On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Andy <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >
You're assuming that is what the OP meant. 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. > You don't have to tell me it's stupid, I have already expressed that opinion myself. I enjoy using the 'Quote selected text' lab which lets me select what I wish to reply to, hit the reply button and then only that text is quoted. -- Marko -- 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.
