Yes, I know there are arguments for and against. I wasn't trying to start a war (it's been discussed before ad nauseum). I thought that a newbie poster might not realize this. In my case, I tend to read a post, then reply or not, then delete the email. Therefore to me, I find it easier to be able to go back through and see the original post sometimes which one cannot do if it has been sniped<g>. Sometimes these posts can last for over a week...I can't always remember the original posted question. Plus, Outlook defaults to reply at the top!
Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Perry Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 6:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: List FAQ etc Evans, Kevin R wrote: > I don't believe that everyone believes in pruning out everything. Many > people reply at the top. If for no other reason than replies can be kept > in context. There are arguments for and against top or bottom replies. In this reply I have chosen "below", but then I have pruned the whole email thread from your posting. There is the point, we are not exchanging emails, we are posting to a common thread within a mailing-list. When posting to a mailing list there is no need to re-post data that is already available within the mailing list. You only need to leave the relevant text that you wish to refer to. <SNIPING> is encouraged! With <SNIPING> and bottom replies you can read the whole post from top to bottom in a logical manner. If you can't recall the previous post, you can always refer back to the mailing list archives. mark ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
