No, you have made a strawman argument. Top-posting is not the same as writing lines upwards rather downwards :-)
Top-posting works for *some* types of conversation, bottom-posting works for others, and quote/response for a third type. Sometimes a mixture works best. There is no One True Way to reply to "an email", so please everyone, stop pretending that there is. There *might* be One True Way to reply to messages in a specific forum, like this mailing list (but I doubt it) -jim On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 11:44 PM, Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Christopher Sawtell > Sincerely etc., > == > > :-) > > I hope I have made my point? > > amusing moment ) > word into Google for a very > ( Folks might care to put that > better apply the Voldemort conventions. > software house to which we had > and abetted by a certain > a work of Satan, ably aided > that I class top posting as > I hope this makes the point > > have similar problems. > I suspect that many other folks > which is posted to mail lists > infest much of the "prose" > of misunderstandings which > Judging by the huge plethora > > the meaning therein. > comprehend the nuances of > difficult to read and to > response to be incredibly > In the same way as this > which have been formatted > Thus I find documents, > > a few lines from the bottom. > thoughts expressed actually starts > posting email the sequence of > of the page. whereas the in a top > document to be written at the top > to expect the first word in a > Thus we are pre-programmed > > from the top of the page to the bottom. > character set, English is usually read > all languages using the Latin > However, in common with > > way to go. > I suppose top posting is the > page up to the the top of it, then > read from the bottom of the > conventions cause you to > If your natural language's > > > On Thursday 26 June 2008 21:28:00 yuri wrote: >> Best to continue posting style on a thread by thread basis. >> If first reply is top, stick to top. >> If first reply is bottom, continue that. >> Trimming the quote is, as Don says, the courteous thing to do. >> >> 2008/6/22 Don Gould: >> > I wish people would top post or delete all the crap they're responding >> > to. >> > >> > Makes the messages longer which uses up more of my data cap, uses up >> > space on my server - at 24c/gb (posted yesterday) you might think I can >> > afford an upgrade... then I went to put petrol in the car again! > > > > -- > >
