Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Thursday 02 April 2009 06:16:37 Mike Kazantsev wrote: > >> On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:43:21 -0500 >> >> Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>> KH <gentoo-user <at> konstantinhansen.de> writes: >>>> >>>>> Q: Why is top-posting evil? >>>>> A: .backwards read don't humans because >>>>> >>> OK. Everyone that hates top posting please reply with a +1. I'll start. >>> >>> +1 No top posting please. >>> >> I think that whole top-posting topic is getting just ridiculous in this >> list. Prehaps we should rename it to "bottom-posting guidelines" list, >> or something like that. >> > > Oh that's easy to fix. > > Just do what the majority of people here with a clue want. Don't top post. > > Except Blackberry users, they can't avoid it. > >
It's funny, when I first came here, people explained to me the "unwritten rules" for the list. From what I have seen since, those same rules apply to all the other mailing lists I have seen. I didn't understand it then but after having to follow a post that bounces from bottom to top then back to the bottom and then back to the top again, I understand it very well. While I hate scrolling to the bottom on occasion, I also hate having to scroll back and forth several times too. Over time, I agree with bottom posting. It just makes sense. I do top post when mailing with friends or something since those discussions are usually short but some problems here can require anywhere from half a dozen to several dozen replies and multiple people to get them fixed. Then it can become a serious issue. I do agree with the blackberry and some other devices that can't help it. We just use a shorter tree to hang them. LOL :-D Mind your toes. Dale :-) :-) P. S. I wonder if anyone here remembers when I first came here? < scratches head >
