Moreover, encouraging users to put new content at the top of an email
makes it much easier to parse new information out of the latest email in
a trail of emails; since most non-technical email users (now the vast
majority) don't know about commenting and inline responses, suggesting
that new content be put at the top (i.e, where the eye goes first)
instead of after the comment (which could be several pages' worth below
the bottom of the window, requiring scrolling just to get to it) is
probably a good thing.
Now, if everyone would edit the commented text to what is relevant, and
maintain quoting, and do inline commenting, that'd be marvy - but the
thing is, they don't.
On 11/1/06 at 11:32 PM, Mikael Byström ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said:
>marco osti said it like this:
>
>>A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>>Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>>A: Top-posting.
>>Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
>
>Question: Why is this quote so meaningless?
>Answer: Because it assumes all messages have the need for the exact same
>structure and suggest that one rule will cover it all for everyone.
>Selfevidently, all rules and beliefs that says there is only one way are
>inherently wrong by design.
Steve Abrahamson
Ascending Technologies
FileMaker 7 Certified Developer
http://www.asctech.com
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