On 10/13/2007 Bryen wrote:
But doesn't this sort of defeat the purpose of bottom posting? In
effect, when we're trimming, we're creating a new thread. If the
purpose of bottom posting is to give readers a chance to catch up on
the
conversation as a whole if they've stepped in late in the game, then
they've missed the topic in its entirety when we clip.
I just joined this list this week (and I love this list so far...)
but
there were ongoing conversations when I joined, and people trimmed
down
as suggested. Reading those posts, I had the feeling there was more
to
it than what I was reading in front of me.
However, if a thread were to run for a month, as some do, and nobody
trimmed down the thread along the line, it might take ten or fifteen
minutes just to scroll down to the reply,
Alright, maybe thats a bit of an exaggeration, but probably not to much
of one. BUT, if printed out it might take four or five sheets to print
it out. Do you REALLY want to scroll down that far. If you feel like you
need to read the whole thread from beginning to end you can always go to
the archives. In fact if more of us checked the archives before asking
questions we might find the answer without having to post.
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