On Friday 07 December 2007 12:54:54 pm Randal Jarrett wrote: > Thanks for the template. I'll add it to the others and see if I can get > something to work. > > As for the top vs bottom reply, as you said it is a personal thing. > > I prefer the top reply. this allows me to see the answer to the reply in > the preview window > without having to scroll down the whole message that I had previously > read. > Randal,
It is nice that you have your personal preference. However, please allow me to give you some advice. I am not a "list police" or whatever. Many new subscribers don't know the protocol of this list. That is, that in this list we prefer bottom posting. We don't even look at the top. We look at the flow of information in a logical mmanner.When we reply we trim unneccessary information and bottom post. That is the way it has been for many years and will always remain so. You are only hurting yourself with top-posting. There are several hundred subscribers on this list and a great deal of them are very knowledegable old-timers with a vast amount of expertise and experience who are here to help people with their favorite distro. They get tired of telling the new people to bottom post. So what do these very knowledgeable people do when they see a top post? "Plonk" the request is deleted. No reply from someone who can help you. You seem like an intelligent courteous person. Do us the courtesy of following the protocol of this list. Your choice. Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
