From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 23 04:11:21 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A88416A41A for ; Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:11:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dkelly@HiWAAY.net) Received: from smtp.knology.net (smtp.knology.net [24.214.63.101]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21C2813C44B for ; Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:11:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dkelly@HiWAAY.net) Received: (qmail 24681 invoked by uid 0); 23 Nov 2007 03:43:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.0.0.187?) (216.186.148.249) by smtp7.knology.net with SMTP; 23 Nov 2007 03:43:18 -0000 In-Reply-To: <31AE442CCBC1094ABC40CE85B0149F06468CE8@MAIL1.registry.otago.ac.nz> References: <31AE442CCBC1094ABC40CE85B0149F06468CE8@MAIL1.registry.otago.ac.nz> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: David Kelly Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:43:20 -0600 To: "Brent Jones" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) Cc: freebsd-questions , freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: top posting (off-topic) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:11:21 -0000 (Moved to freebsd-chat where it belongs.) On Nov 22, 2007, at 3:22 PM, Brent Jones wrote: > I for one prefer top posting, as usually I have read a particular > thread > enough times that I like to cut to the chase and read the new input > without having to scroll down, sometimes navigating an endless nesting > of >>> Top posting is the worst format to use for reply. Close 2nd worst is the no-trim bottom post. If new content doesn't start somewhere very close to the top then the sender failed to create a message worth reading. By trimming and inserting comments in the proper place one creates a semblance to the alternating back and forth of live conversation. > For me, reading through top posted replies saves time and > effort. If I happened to miss something in the conversation I can > scroll down to find it. Reading from bottom up is painful. Even more painful after a couple of generations the added quoting and occasional wrapping get thrown in. There is no excuse to resend the entire thread with every new contribution, especially when dealing with a mailing list. If you thought the prior messages were worth keeping then you kept them. Else you can go online and find them. The sender bears some responsibility for every word sent, or re-sent. One should never send a message one has not fully read and proofread. Top-posters almost never review the bulk they send else they wouldn't send the unreadable junk. Or at least I'm giving benefit of doubt that they would not. > Anyone else feel the same? No. Heck no. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.