I figure start a new thread, seeing as though we've gone off-topic. == Top posting == Pros: detialed, and lengthy instructions are sent to someone which should then be forwarded to the appropriate contact. Reading pages and page of instructions, before getting to how they should be handled at the bottom is troublesome. Not all email clients handle email attachements correctly, either.
Cons: In mailing lists, top posting makes it difficult to read the flow
of the thread, especially if some people top post, and others bottom
post. Some clients don't appropriately handle replies when top posting
either, possibly placing your reply into someone else's.
== Bottom posting ==
Pros: Easy, readable and clean email. The flow of reading the email
thread is the same as reading any other text- top to bottom.
Cons: People just don't cut out irrelevant text, pushing the the reply
several lines down, requiring much scrolling in finding the text.
Further, the majority of email sent today from users is top posted.
Bottom posting your email means that family members and friends who use
clients that top post may not be able to find your reply (are you
cutting irrelevant info?).
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