[leglug-users] Email replies - the better way

[Maxim]

Top posting has an added bonus of being able to read the info that you want
right away....
So I am pro-top.

On 5/6/07, Edmond <edmond at greencedars.com> wrote:
>
> 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
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