On 3/24/10 7:26 PM, Charlie Coleman wrote: > At 05:39 PM 3/24/2010 -0400, Ed Leafe wrote: >> On Mar 24, 2010, at 5:33 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: >> >>> Stephen, >>> Could you do me and all of us a favor, and when you reply to a message >>> try to leave the original message intact, and put your reply at the >>> top. It is difficult sometimes to figure out the sequence of messages > ... >> Next time you write a report, make sure to put all the paragraphs >> and sections in reverse order in order to make it easier for him to read. > ... > > From what I've seen, usually the technical people that want to discuss a > serious topic in email do the standard, correct order, sequence. They'll > snip, do in-line responses, etc. It's usually the rather > "techno-challenged" folks (in the office anyway) that seem to thrive on > top-posting. Some of the higher ups tend to think in "top-posting" because > they expect immediate responses - so in their mind the thread is fresh.
You gotta just go with the flow. I gave up long ago trying to convince top-posters of their lameness. Most of these people have some sort of control over whether I continue to get paid, so I gotta pick my battles. As they say in the Python world, "Practicality beats purity." Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
