RE: [Nolug] help with long email threads

On Tue, 2004-03-09 at 19:36, John Souvestre wrote:
> Hi Ron.
>
> Yes, people read top to bottom, that's why top posting makes sense. The
> post is what they want to read. The rest is just there for reference. Most
> of the time there's no need to read it.

I have to use Outlook at work, and it's such an aggrivation to
have to be CC'd on a email that's the from the middle of a
long thread.

Then I have to start at the bottom, and read down a few paragraphs.
Then go up to it's reply and read down, then go up and read down
more, go up and read down, etc, etc, etc.

Whereas if people had done proper inline- and bottom-posting,
and judicious snipping, I could read top-to-bottom narration, just
like the language is supposed to be.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nolug@joeykelly.net [mailto:owner-nolug@joeykelly.net] On Behalf
> Of Ron Johnson
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 4:32 PM
> To: NOLUG ML
> Subject: RE: [Nolug] help with long email threads
>
> On Tue, 2004-03-09 at 16:28, Pietu wrote:
> > > Top-posting (what you're suggesting) is evil.
> >
> > Amen!
> >
> > And I still can't see what is evil in top, side, inline, bottom posting.
> > I'll do them all depending on the situation and i have no remorse or
> > problems with sleeping. :)
>
> TP is Evil because people read top-to-bottom, not bottom-to-top.
>
> Bottom- and Inline- posting, with judicious use of snip, is The
> One True Way, and anyone who doesn't should be banished to Outlook
> Hell.

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