Re: top or bottom

Outlook Express automatically starts at the top, so that's why I post at the
top. I wouldn't mind bottom posting if people would snip all the extraneous
stuff, but they don't - so you end up reading some things over and over.
Also, if people would snip the headers and just leave the poster's signature
at the bottom of their post it wouldn't get so jumbled. One ng I post to,
always bottom posts. You have to wade through so much 'stuff' before you
get to the last message, it's ridiculous!

My two cents!

Donna in Idaho


"L" <lisaanne_quiltshatesspam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Gen" <Donovanhenderson@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I know we've had this discussion numerous times, but since there are a lot
of newbies, I thought I'd open it up again. There are some that answer
posts by posting on top and others that wait and post at the bottom of
previous posts. Personally, I prefer posting on top, leaving enough of
the post being answered to tell what the answer is referring to. If
posting on
the bottom, some are leaving everything in---often many prior posts.
This means scrolling ALL the way down to see the answer, which is occ. "me
too". Very frustrating. If posting on the bottom of previous messages,
please eliminate some of the earlier ones. Thanks


Heh, probably not the newbies who do it.... it is a long standing
practice, a usenet 'tradition' so to speak. And, folks have 'good' reasons
for each method.

It all works out to a matter of preference.

Since it can become quite difficult to follow a 'thread' - especially when
there are replies to replies - I personally prefer a BOTTOM post, so that
I can see just what the person who posted was answering or referring to.
If the quotes are numerous, as can happen when two or more folks are
replying to each other, then cutting out some of the conversation - with
an indication that things were 'snipped', can make it easier to follow.

IMO, top posting often means that I have the 'reply' before the original
post - especially as I am prone to browsing some ng's less frequently than
others. Depending on your IP and news reader, a post more than a couple
days old might not even be shown, meaning you would need to use Google or
some other web reader to find the original thread that the 'reply' refers
to.

You got me thinking, though. And so I googled a bit and found some
opposing opinions.

For those of you who embrace top posting
://www.hawkwings.net/2005/10/03/shooting-yourself-in-the-foot-or-head-one-round-in-the-bottom-vs-top-posting-war/

And, from Wikipedia, this interesting set of questions, for use as a
signature
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 in e-mail?



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