Re: Newsgroup Reply Format Request....

You do realize that in most circles, "top posting" will bring on a cavalcade
of cuss words, locusts, dire threats and other catastrophe's of such
magnitude that you may never recover, right?

I happen to agree with you. IF I have read the original post, I don't need
to read it again. The problem comes when you are replying to the replies
further down the line. It's not always clear who you are replying to.

Just my 2 cents.
Cindy

"Kate G." <REMOVEgrovespcME@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5a6dnRkfW9pDJV_eRVn-vg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I know that some people always include the original post with their
>response... and some never do. And either is okay by me (but then again --
>I don't pay by the kb)
>
> However....
>
> If you include the original message -- could you please see that your
> response is at the TOP of your reply ... and not way down after all the
> repeated text.... This really makes reading messages cumbersome...
> bouncing back and forth to scroll down to read what YOU have to say -- and
> almost always we have already read the post your are replying to. If we
> forgot or need to clarify -- we can always scroll down...
>
> But please .... put your reply first!
>
> I'm probably not alone in this request -- but this is just my 2 cents...
> and my request. (or is there some reason why you do this? if so I'd
> welcome an explanation so I could better understand. )
>
> Thanks...
>
>
> Kate in MI
>


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