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>>>>> "Mithun" == Mithun Bhattacharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Mithun> I am not hoping to start a relgious war here but I was
Mithun> wondering how strict should one enforce the idea of bottom
Mithun> or inline posting vs top posting.
Mithun> I understand the idea that we should have the complete
Mithun> context in place but does that really mean I should be
Mithun> forced to bottom post even if I am giving a two line reply
Mithun> to a two line request ?
Mithun> My observation is :
Mithun> 1. top post if you are giving a one line reply to a one
Mithun> line request 2. Bottom post if you are replying to a
Mithun> substantially long request and the complete text is
Mithun> required to understand your reply. Also bottom post only
Mithun> if your reply is short and answers the whole block.
Mithun> 3. Inline post if you are replying to a posting in parts.
I also top-post when there's a long wandering thread and my post is of
general relevance, perhaps related to the thread. Bottom posting
makes sense when the chronological flow of the messages is important,
or when replying to a specific point in the earlier posts. When the
response is generic and has no relevance to the order of posts,
top-posting a couple of lines is probably the best thing to do.
For example, if someone asked, ``How do I achieve FOO?'', and there
were 10 responses which you believe were misguiding, a top post would
be the best way to (a) point out the solution and (b) indicate that
the other responses were incorrect or of no value.
Regards,
- -- Raju
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Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/
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