Absolutely! I agree with your thoughts re. microsoft. GUI based email requires top posting to maintain readability. The poster who said a journal starts at the beginning is way off base - I don't want to re-read the ENTIRE damn message every time I see it. Think about this - a message has 10 replies. You read len=1+len=1+1, etc. The total you have to read or scroll thru is 10! or 55 times as much as you would have to read if everybody top-posted. I keep my cursor on the delete icon, and if I have to move it down to scroll down 250 lines in each post or reply to read your one line comment, I usually assume you are stupid (nobody on this list, of course) and I don't read your message anyway. Bottom posters seem totally out of touch. Top posting is the rule on every list I know, except this one.
On Sunday, October 13, 2002, at 02:22 PM, Charles Martin wrote: > Top-posting is the widely-accepted standard for email and > (particularly) Usenet. If you bottom post on usenet prepare to wear an > asbestos suit most of the time. ---------------------------------------- Richard Kleim Graduate Studies Library and Information Science University of South Florida [EMAIL PROTECTED] Using Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar ----------------------------------------- -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
