[leglug-users] Email replies - the better way

[Edmond]

On Sun, 6 May 2007, Hisham Mardam Bey wrote:

> I have been noticing over the past several threads that a lot of
> people don't bother with the way they reply to emails and quote
> others. What I would like to suggest, and point out, is the idea of
> top posting versus bottom posting.
>
> Let me illustrate:
>
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> A: Top-posting.
> Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
>
> If you take a look at that, you will clearly see that it does not make
> much sense if someone is trying to read the conversation. I personally
> think that replying to emails using bottom posting is the way to go,
> using inline replies as you go too.
>
> What do others think?

I think that inline posting, rather than top or bottom-posting makes
the most sense, unless you have a statement to make about the whole
posting, such as this reply here.

I also suggest removing the signature of the person being replied to,
otherwise it ends up uselessly cluttering the thread.

Regards,

    Edmond