It's all just a tempest in a teapot, and not all *that* important. What is important is that the messages get through and are (one would hope) understood by the interested parties. I try to be considerate as much as possible, but I don't *really* care all that much about whether you're supposed to reply at the top or bottom. It's like whether or not you hold up your pinky when you drink a cup of tea. I happen to prefer top posting. It's what I'm used to, and what I will continue to use. Most of my private e-mails come back with replies posted at the top, with nearly all the quotes from all the previous e-mails included at the bottom. Even if the message goes back and forth ten times. Nobody seems to care about it. I never heard of these rules until joining several lists recently, and this is the only one I've encountered where it seems to matter to anyone. One thing I do agree with is the trimming of quotes, but only for lists. For private e-mails, nobody I know seems to care about top or bottom replies - or if they did, they've never said so. It just isn't all that important, and certainly not on-topic for the iMac list. You do it your way, I'll do it mine and we'll both get on with life. Consideration for others is a great thing, but come on! All this nit-picking is getting ridiculous.
Gerry on 10/14/02 2:50 PM, Charles Martin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I'd disagree with your comment re OE users. If you are lazy yes, but >> many do >> think thoughtfully before replying and bottom post. I use Entourage at >> home >> and OE at work, and always bottom post. > > Well of course there are a lot of exceptions the rule, but using OE > makes it easy to be "lazy." > > Speaking strictly for myself, although I religiously intermix and > bottom-post I don't have a huge problem with top-posters IF ... and > this is the vitally important part -- IF they trim what they are > quoting down to just the relevant part. -- 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
