A colleague of mine used to say, "It makes as much sense as using a
vernier to measure a turd." Perhaps Bikeshedding is a more refined
term.
--
Clint
On Thu, 30 Jun 2011, Chris Tooley wrote:
I was discussing this very matter with a colleague but half an hour ago;
he/she serves as an editor on a well respected international academic
journal. Her/his opinion is that top posting is the only appropriate
method. Thus, there are differences of opinion.
"There are differences of opinion" is all that can be gained from this
though, appeal to authority is a logical fallacy ;)
May we all settle this once and for all if it is insisted that based on
one's response ordering, threading, etc., work will be put into the
dustbin (/dev/null, spam, trash, whatever)? May the "owner/s" of this
list put forward official standards of etiquette as well as clarity
about the matter of threading, and the correct method(s) so that
threading will be respected?
Even if there were such a thing, it would be hard to enforce it, beyond
social interactions.
Personally, I prefer the bottom posting with interspersing *key* points of
information, otherwise it just becomes a big pile of spaghetti :)
However, if a thread starts to do top posting, I will try to follow that
convention.
BTW, this sort of argument is colloquially known as Bikeshedding. I suggest
everyone with a vested interest in this look it up ;)
Hope all is well with everyone,
-Chris
