On Fri, Dec 30, 2005 at 11:26:43AM -0500, Andy Pitonyak wrote: > If I have been following a topic, I usually have a strong preference for > top posting. This means that I can for the most part ignore the > "background" information. Even better, the answer will be displayed in the > preview pane so this requires fewer keyboard and mouse movements for me to > see the gist of the reply. Is this a useless rant, or useful information.
Preview pane ? Oh, you use MS outlook or perhaps evolution. Far too slow, try a power MUA, something like mutt. > In other words, I mostly HATE bottom posting. I would also say that the > great majority of my personal email sent to me by others uses top posting > OR the replies are mixed in with the messages. That is it: interleave the replies with the relevant bits of the message and remove the rest of the stuff. > I do know that there is a strong preference for bottom posting on this > mailing list because I so frequently see people post to tell someone to > NOT top post. As such, I typically bottom post or simply remove almost all > of the message and let the people search back through the threads to read > the original message. No: you should leave enough bits so that other can understand with as little work as possible what you are trying to say. Remember: 30 seconds work by you can save thousands of others a few seconds each; that is the gain. People who thoughtlessly top post are either lazy, ill informed or think that their time is more valuable than that of many others. -- Alain Williams Parliament Hill Computers Ltd. Linux Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 http://www.phcomp.co.uk/ #include <std_disclaimer.h> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
