I'm noticing a few people replying at the top of the email they're
responding to. This is a polite reminder that it's convention on this
list to reply *below* the quoted text, and only quote relevant text.
It maintains the flow of conversation by email, and follows the order
in which we
I'm noticing a few people replying at the top of the
email they're
responding to. This is a polite reminder that it's
convention on this
list to reply *below* the quoted text, and only quote
relevant text.
It maintains the flow of conversation by email, and follows
the order
in
On 5 Aug 2008, at 00:01, Charlie Bell wrote:
I'm noticing a few people replying at the top of the email they're
responding to. This is a polite reminder that it's convention on this
list to reply *below* the quoted text, and only quote relevant text.
It maintains the flow of conversation by
by email, and follows the order
in which we normally read in English.
Thanks!
Charlie.
See Below Maru
. . . ronn! ;)
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
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The Fool wrote:
From: David Land [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fool:
Don't use absolutes. Ever.
Allow me to say that Top-posting is no worse than bottom-only-posting.
Top-posting is never acceptable in any forum of communication, email,
newsgroup, weblog, or otherwise.
I'm guessing
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
A number of my friends are *required* to do top-posting and leave
all
the crap below for their work e-mails. They have brought this
habit
into their personal e-mails, which bugs the heck out of me,
and I've let
them know this. Doesn't
Horn, John wrote:
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
A number of my friends are *required* to do top-posting and leave
all
the crap below for their work e-mails. They have brought this
habit
into their personal e-mails, which bugs the heck out of me,
and I've let
Yes, it's annoying, but top posting is sometimes easier. I searched for
a setting in MS Outlook XP that would put a little carat next to all the
reply lines. Couldn't find one. I tried putting 'em in manually a few
times. It's rarely worth the effort. Speaking of which, if anyone knows
where
From: Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, it's annoying, but top posting is sometimes easier. I searched
for
a setting in MS Outlook XP that would put a little carat next to all
the
reply lines. Couldn't find one. I tried putting 'em in manually a few
times. It's rarely worth the effort
On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 12:25:22PM -0600, The Fool wrote:
From: Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, it's annoying, but top posting is sometimes easier. I searched
for
a setting in MS Outlook XP that would put a little carat next to all
the
reply lines. Couldn't find one. I tried
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On
Behalf Of The Fool
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 1:25 PM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Re: Top Posting: (Was: RE: Pi in the Sky (Was: Re: EU
thoughtcrimes))
From: Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, it's annoying, but top
From: Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 12:25:22PM -0600, The Fool wrote:
From: Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, it's annoying, but top posting is sometimes easier. I
searched
for
a setting in MS Outlook XP that would put a little carat next to
all
On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 01:05:08PM -0600, The Fool wrote:
Nothing I can do.
Obviously wrong. I showed you how to do it! Here it is again:
From: Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, it's annoying, but top posting is sometimes easier. I
searched for a setting in MS Outlook XP
The Fool said:
It's an intersesting problem. If everyone sets line wrapping at 72,
then whenever someone quotes someone else, invariably the lines get
pushed 1 or 2 spaces for the which then causes the quoted text to
start wrapping again. Nothing I can do.
You could get a mail client that
.
From: Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, it's annoying, but top posting is sometimes easier. I
searched for a setting in MS Outlook XP that would put a little
carat next to all the reply lines. Couldn't find one. I tried
putting 'em in manually a few times. It's rarely worth
On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 01:17:05PM -0600, The Fool wrote:
I could, but I am unwilling to do it by hand and even more unwilling
to write a program to lex messages.
No need to write one. They already exist. I use one, called par.
http://www.nicemice.net/par/
--
Erik Reuter [EMAIL
From: Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 01:17:05PM -0600, The Fool wrote:
I could, but I am unwilling to do it by hand and even more unwilling
to write a program to lex messages.
No need to write one. They already exist. I use one, called par.
The Fool said:
Is manual. I'd have to compile it, then for every single message I'd
have to do something like cut all the text, paste that text into a
text file, run this par program, open the outputed text file, cut the
text, and paste into message again. Sorry, not gonna happen.
Doesn't
again. Sorry, not gonna happen.
It's automatic for me. All I have to hit is ^P while in vi. You must be
using low-quality software.
And what you complained about (top posting and too much quoting) is
much less annoying than your mangled quoting.
--
Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] http
At 07:56 PM 2/22/03 +, Richard Baker wrote:
The Fool said:
Is manual. I'd have to compile it, then for every single message I'd
have to do something like cut all the text, paste that text into a
text file, run this par program, open the outputed text file, cut the
text, and paste into
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