Hmm, have an idea how to do this with mobile client of gmail? if so,
please tell me, I tried to look everywhere

2008/5/1, Conn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 9:32 PM, shadowh511 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > i found out something about gmail recently, it automatically gets rid of
> > the quoted text and replaces it with "show quoted text"
> >
>
> It's really not so difficult to bottom-post from Gmail; I use it as my main
> mail client and I have no trouble doing so. Interjecting between quoted text
> is also easy, you just need to click on "show quoted text" (if necessary),
> position the cursor wherever you wish to make a break and press return
> twice. Also, it's a good idea to quote only relevant parts when you are
> replying to a previous post (for the purpose of clarity, among other
> things).
>
> You may believe people are being unfair or nit-picking about this "top
> posting" issue, but it really does matter to people who have subscribed to
> this list in digest form. For personal correspondence I am lazy and will
> almost always top post (except for longer emails that have several points -
> then I will reply inline). I do understand and abide by conventions of
> etiquette for mailing lists, however, and I think everyone else should make
> this effort as well.
>
> If more people used gmail, you would understand why it is easier to *GASP*
> > top-post, but the easiest way to bottom post in gmail is to erase
> > everything, which is hard.
> >
>
> Your argument is valid assuming that everyone uses Gmail - they don't. I do
> believe there may even be Gmail users that subscribe to this list in digest
> form, and these posts won't get magically resorted even for them.
>
> I would encourage anyone who still doesn't see the point to read the
> relevant Wikipedia article:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting#Top-posting
>


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