-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Chuck Davis wrote: > I'm an old geezer but have not yet gotten so decrepit that I cannot > remember the essence of threads in which I participate. I want > <snip>
This is getting a little out of hand ... This is really to some extent a matter of common sense. This most important thing is to keep the content in some sort of coherent order so others can have a good chances of comprehending what the information is... As an aside there is a rational rather than religious reason that bottom posting is probably a better practise... For written English it is more natural to follow the sequence of responses down the page, it is expected that the last thing written is the most recent thing written... Top posting to be consistent would need to be the a push down stack of replies which is the complete reverse of the way that most western readers readers scan written english,... it effectively makes anything of any substance more difficult to read... (I believe there has been research to that supports this statement). (AFAIK there is no written script which goes bottom to top, right to left, left to right top to bottom are used in various combinations but bottom to top is unknown ..., ) mean. I what ... see you if :-) - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFG4ZIFasN0sSnLmgIRAjWFAJ4qKuAVz1IZjh/lx4KcmJUuUv+ehACgyp8Z ZGNrJ6gVFCt/IfDXveCRJ8k= =wkAf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
