A minor vent: the problem now is the proliferation of mobile devices which make it too difficult to not top post. Users, at this point, are fooled into thinking this is the correct form due to the lack of a practical alternative.
Sent from my BlackBerry... James On 7/17/08, John Clizbe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A4: Yes, *only* when introducing the text of a forwarded message > Q4: Is it ever OK to top post? > > Werner Koch wrote: >> A3: Please. >> Q3: Should I avoid top posting on this mailing list? >> >> A2: Because, by reversing the order of a conversation, it leaves the >> reader without much context, and makes them read a message in an >> unnatural order. >> Q2: Why is top posting irritating? >> >> A1: It is the practice of putting your reply to a message before the >> quoted message, instead of after the (trimmed) message. >> Q1: What is top posting? > > Sorry, Werner. Couldn't resist the temptation. > > Best, > > John > > -- > John P. Clizbe Inet: John (a) Mozilla-Enigmail.org > You can't spell fiasco without SCO. hkp://keyserver.gingerbear.net or > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Q:"Just how do the residents of Haiku, Hawai'i hold conversations?" > A:"An odd melody / island voices on the winds / surplus of vowels" > > -- James P. Howard, II [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jameshoward.us _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
