Sh'mae FJ,
On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, at 11:41:14 [GMT +0200] (10:41 where I live) you wrote:
FdB> Hello Marck,
FdB> Instead of using the dogma 'top quoting is always hideous', I judge a
FdB> message on its understandability. I find that, especially in longer
FdB> threads, in-line quoting leads to an abundance of subthreads inside
FdB> the messages. A top-quoted summary can help to seperate distractions
FdB> from the main topic and to refocus the discussion.
Without appearing to seem rude....
Read what Marck was saying, it's not what YOU or I want, its what the
recipient wants - and in this case its the list.
Besides, if you top quote with a signature delimiter, the next reply snips all
the old post - losing all context whatsoever.
All a top quoted summary succeeds in doing is summed up as
A: Because the answer follows a question.
Q: Why not top post?
A
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