-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Miguel,
@10 August 2002, 14:04 +0200 (13:04 UK time) Miguel A. Urech [MAU] in [EMAIL PROTECTED]">mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] said to Allie C Martin: > I think we are getting to the point where one of my preferred jokes > applies: ... <snip> Surely you mean: B. You're probably right, it can't be because of that. A: Oh! It can't be because of that! B: Because I never argue. A: Why are you so fat? After all, that's how you say you prefer to read conversations! Answer above question. This topic isn't a matter of my preference versus your preference. It is a rule to do things conversationally here not just because I prefer it but because it is actually *right* in every way. Every argument you give in favour of top posting clearly underlines how much more cumbersome that preference is. In-line answers give a once through, top down read. Simple, straightforward, top to bottom and done. All context filled, points raised taken and dealt with unambiguously and in order. Top posted replies mean you read the reply, scroll down, read the context, scroll back read the answer again now that you know what it's about. In the case where many points are being answer so you have to repeat the scrolling up and down process for each point. In what universe will that *ever* be easier? There's no logic in it at all. The direction is wrong. The theory is wrong. The layout is wrong. The sense is wrong. It's a just plain "wrong" thing for anyone to have got themselves used to! To be honest I feel quite sorry for those that find it "better". It's like losing the art of conversation in favour of speech making (like I am here <g>). The only "right" thing about it is that it is the haven of the lazy. Hit reply and type. What could be easier? Easy is not right though. Zero context replies where you have to refer back up the thread are probably worse than top posted replies, but not by much. At least you can open the thread in an alternate folder view with TB and see both the reply and original message at once (with enough screen real estate - - which my laptop doesn't actually provide). I know I'm not going to persuade you that you're wrong (even though your own arguments show that you actually know it at some level), but I do seek to persuade anyone sat on the fence that in-line posting is what makes sense and what works universally. If I can convince someone else then my work here is done :-). Having said that - I'm soon going to have to slay this horse. Perhaps I deserve a trouting for ranting so much here. It had to be said though. Shall we continue (if there is a need) on TBOT? - -- Cheers -- .\\arck D Pearlstone -- List moderator TB! v1.62/Beta1 on Windows 2000 5.0.2195 Service Pack 2 ' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.1.90-nr1 (Windows 2000) iD8DBQE9VQlgOeQkq5KdzaARApWTAJ47OMtHhTNtBTxL8dsw3xP+Bh24MACgwOgx ZIQOEQB+RH0VJuzLhqZ3m6k= =wksj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ________________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
