[linux-audio-user] OT: Top vs bottom Posting (was Quicktoots release number 15)

james at dis-dot-dat.net james at dis-dot-dat.net
Fri Apr 1 15:13:58 EST 2005


On Fri, 01 Apr, 2005 at 10:41AM -0500, Joe Hartley spake thus:
> On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 14:55:11 +0100
> james at dis-dot-dat.net wrote:
> > A. Because it breaks the logical order of conversation. 
> > Q. Why is top posting bad?
> 
> Q: What's worse than top posting?
> A: Lazy twits(*) who can't be bothered to actually edit the message they're
>    replying to.  This is especially bad when a member of a digest version
>    of a list replies.
> 
> FWIW, I blame the purveyors of mail programs that don't include the
> message being replied to as editable text in the message.  I also blame
> them for ruining email with HTML, but that's another rant.
> 
> (*) I in no way mean to imply that james at dis-dot-dat.net is a twit.

Hey, no need to be formal.  James will do.  I only use my full name
for legal purposes.

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