I was recently informed privately, that I was to put my replies at the bottom. On another list I am on, with 36,000+ members, the new comments are to go at the top, as suggested by Derek in this Post. Linz
On Wed, 2005-02-16 at 10:33 +1300, Derek Smithies wrote: > Hi, > There are, I am told, two basic styles of replying to an email > > a)delete none/some/most of the email being replied to, > and intersperse comments at (seemingly) random positions in the > result. > > b)delete none/some/most (usually none) of the email being replied to, > and place all reply text at the head of the email. > > > b is (my view) definately superior to a). When viewing the resultant email, > noone has to scroll down, hunting for reply comments. > All reply comments are clearly visible. > Yes, the email can get a bit long - in this case, it is quite alright to > edit out the last chunk of the email. > > It is very very clear who wrote which bit when you use this style. > > a style emails can get incredibly hard to follow, particularly when it > contains portions of emails, with different levels of quoting. > > ================== > > My colleagues tell me that a style is the one preferred by many internet > users. I personally find it objectionable - the writer(s) have not taken > the time to make their ideas/points clear. This speaks of a lack of > consideration for others. Sure, a is quick to generate. However, a is > longer for everyone else to read.
