Re: [MLUG] point well taken

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Mon, 26 May 2008 EMAIL:PROTECTED wrote:

> Robert Citek wrote:
>> Does it really matter? - Robert
>>
>> On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 3:38 PM, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
>> wrote:
>>> I'm just sending this so that you can see the sig that I just stole from
>>> someone on another list.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Answer: Because it makes conversations flow in a nonsensical order.
>>> Question: Why is top-posting wrong?
>>> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netiquette]
>
> Actually on one post discussions it usually really does not matter much. 
> If the emails start going back and forth much, then it makes it much 
> more logical and easier to read when you bottom post.


That's getting messy.  I think this is a good source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style

That article references RFC 1855:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Netiquette_Guidelines

The thing that bugs me is when people keep on including the full text of 
previous posts until we have a 50kb post where the writer is referring in 
his one-sentence reply to a few lines of the last message and I have to 
hunt them down if I'm going to figure out what is going on.

I think in-line replying is good.  Top posting is usually bad, but I like 
it when reading messages in gmail on a smart phone.

Mike

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