On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Dennis E. Hamilton
<[email protected]> wrote:
> The assumption behind this recommendation seems to be that all
> mail clients are the same and the list is read the same by
> everyone.
Choosing to use inadequate tools is no excuse to be bad mannered.
>
> "bad" may be "unpleasant for you"
Not just merely 'unpleasant'
A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right.
Q: Why should I start my reply below the quoted text?
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: The lost context.
Q: What makes top-posted replies harder to read than bottom-posted?
A: Yes.
Q: Should I trim down the quoted part of an email to which I'm replying?
Norbert
