On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 12:45:46PM -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > LONG URL's: Perhaps those posting messages with long URL's can use Tiny > Url to shorten these addresses .... Please: http://tinyurl.com/
Only if you also include the original URL. > BOTTOM POSTING: many listers post their replies to the bottom of original > messages, or at the bottom of a series of replies and threads. Often the > post is just a simple "me too" type post, or something simple and short. > How about posting such responses ABOVE the messages, and, while you're at > it, perhaps trimming the messages to reflect just the relevant comments to > which you're responding. A. Because it reverses the normal flow of reading messages Q. Why is top-posting a bad idea? > > TRIMMING MESSAGES: How about taking a moment to delete some earlier > messages in a thread instead of just automatically including huge amounts > of text that has to be waded through to finally get to the most recent post. That's the really important one. If people trimmed appropriately, then any posting style - top-posting, bottom-posting, or interleaved - would be fine. > Thanks ... I'm sure a few people besides myself would appreciate such > kindness and consideration. Well, yes. But your choice for what is the 'right' format is just that; your choice. Others may well make very different selections.
