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Subject: [OM] Re: "top-posting"? was excessive quoting
From: James Royall <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 22:59:03 +0100
Top-posting is great as far as I'm concerned (using a Mac, but makes no 
difference) - I use a preview pane and so can quickly run through 
messages without having to open or scroll. Bottom posting always makes 
me mutter. Judicious clipping is certainly a help though.

James


On 4 Sep 2004, at 12:35, Andrew Fildes wrote:

>
>
> On 04/09/2004, at 9:19 PM, Andrew L Wendelborn wrote:
>>
>> And this is bottom-posting with sensible editing  :) :)
>
> And this is what? Intermittent insertion?
>
>> Easily achieved by scrolling through the message being replied to,
>> deleting
>> unneeded bits and inserting suitable insighful new comments ...
>
> As if!
> Bottom posting is PC in some quarters but makes it VERY difficult to
> follow complex threads. Top posting is more sensible usually (anyone
> who disagrees is a net troglodyte) but encourages non-snippers.
> Non- editing is the real problem and is downright rude.
> Worse than off-topic. :)
> AndrewF
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