On 10/14/2015 12:05 AM, Marilyn Safier wrote:
Why it has become prevalent?
Because you can read it first and only need to go below if you need to
refer to something, that's why!
People who top post never look below the first few lines of any message
and cannot be bothered to weed out and
> -Original Message-
> From: William K Helbig Jr [mailto:whel...@windstream.net]
>
> A quick lesson on top posting.
>
> 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 Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 2:23 AM, Dale Erwin
wrote:
> People who top post never look below the first few lines of any message
> and cannot be bothered to weed out and eliminate irrelevant content,
>
Enough already...
Dale I don't appreciate being put down: "People who
Bottom post
On 10/14/2015 08:07 AM, Coll-Barth, Michael wrote:
-Original Message-
From: William K Helbig Jr [mailto:whel...@windstream.net]
A quick lesson on top posting.
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A:
On 10/13/2015 4:13 PM, William K Helbig Jr wrote:
A quick lesson on top posting.
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 in e-mail?
Why it has become prevalent?
Because you can read it first and only need to go below if you need to
refer to something, that's why!
Marilyn Safier
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A quick lesson on top posting.
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 in e-mail?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
Skip H
W.H.: Thanks for the ref -- which notes that other styles have advocates.
Many business users prefer top posting as it shows the action focus.
I understand your preference for bottom posting, but that requires
more reading to get to the focus.
Not everyone wants to re read all. But forum users
Please don't start this again. It is personal preference and highly dependent
on your reader. I don't even think that I can bottom post with my client on my
phone.. This client is kind of horrid. A discussion on top or bottom usually
devolves.
On Oct 13, 2015 5:13 PM, William K Helbig Jr