Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:03:51 +0000 From: "Fintan Gaughan" <fgaughan@gmail.com> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: top posting (off-topic) Message-ID: <b346f5340711230103u68567d76ta92ff68eb5310fcc@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <EDBA2CD9-274D-4130-8312-9A0075CB65AE@HiWAAY.net> References: <31AE442CCBC1094ABC40CE85B0149F06468CE8@MAIL1.registry.otago.ac.nz> <EDBA2CD9-274D-4130-8312-9A0075CB65AE@HiWAAY.net>
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Well i am top posting cos gmail says so :-) >From what i have been told that news group you don't top post but in mail list such as this one its ok to top post. Correct me if i am wrong but you can configure newsgroup reader to scroll to bottom or post where with email clients you have to scroll down to each one. Fintan -- My Blog http://www.finllfixit.co.uk/ On 23/11/2007, David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> wrote: > (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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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