On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 11:07 AM, DoOrsOfpErcEpTioN <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Nadeem, > > On contrary, I find top posting convenient to read. Those who have been > following the topic will not be interested in reading through past content > (scrolling over so many lines). And those who are reading the topic for > first time, Yahoo has provide a cool tree right at the bottom which gives > the entire idea of who replied whose post. So, I guess it's an unnecessary > effort to go against default cursor location.
So Yahoo has come up with threaded-view for its messages? That's cool. I used Evolution back in 2005 which had that feature as standard. Don't you think it makes sense to read the question first and then read the answer below it? If people top-post, they will not remove unnecessary lines from the original mail. A combination of not over-quoting and not top-posting is the solution here. I guess people who top-post are plain lazy and don't want to take the effort to scroll down and remove unnecesaary lines before typing their message. Top-posting might be fine at your office, but on GNU/Linux lists, it is looked down upon. Google for it and you will know why. I think Linuxvadapav is the only GNU/Linux list that still approves messages that are top-posted. Try doing this on other *mature* lists and you will be flamed, warned, and eventually banned. Regards, NMK.
