Re: [MLUG] point well taken

["Robert Citek" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Sure.  If I had my preference people would in-line their responses,
bottom post, edit the rest, write in complete sentences, use standard
grammar, and spell check the words.  In addition, they would put large
files on a server someplace and reference it within the e-mail instead
of attaching it to the e-mail and sending it to 200 of their
coworkers.

Unfortunately, that's not going to happen any time soon.  In this day
and age of Blackberry's, iPhones, and other mobile devices, folks
don't scroll down and then type.  They simply hit "Reply" which puts
the cursor at the top and they start typing.  And that text often
looks like "cu l8r".  No amount of RFCs is going to change that unless
there is away to enforce it (e.g. mail gets bounced like it does for
malformed addresses.)

Fortunately, I use gmail that collapses quoted text, creates
conversations, and has tags, which takes care of most of the issues of
posting.  For everything else, I shrug my shoulders or delete.

Regards,
- Robert

On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 9:25 AM,  <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.
>
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