On 27/04/16 16:48, Robert J. Hansen wrote: >> What is the matter with top posting? > > A: Yes. Just not top-posting. > Q: Are both allowed here? > > A: Quote a few lines, write your response to those few lines, quote a > few lines, write your response, and so on. This is called inline-posting. > Q: What if it's a long message? > > A: Quote as much of the material as you need for context, place it at > the top of the message, and write your response beneath it. This is > called bottom-posting. > Q: So what should I do instead? > > A: Normally the stuff preceding text is relevant to what comes after it. > When you top-post, the following text is relevant to what precedes it. > It's reversed. > Q: What do you mean? > > A: It reverses the usual flow of reading. > Q: What's the problem with top-posting?
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