> > My *personal* opinion is that: > > [ snip ] > > - Top-posting (putting replies at the top, the default for any email > > clients) is good in some circumstances but not for mailing lists. > > I have to say, the /one/ drawback of working at the BBC is almost everyone > top posts, almost everyone uses Outlook, and almost everyone just leaves a > massive long tail of neglected previous replies trailing off down-screen, > usually with half a metric ton of signature attached. All for one sentence > of useful content. > > > The most important thing to remember is that your reply is *your* email. > > ...and the second most is that someone *else* has to try and make sense of > the *context* of your reply.
The problem is also compounded by local and web email clients that don't support or aren't configured for context, so it makes it difficult to distinguish the context from the reply. Malc -- Technical copy-editor & proofreader KDE Proofreading Team KDE British English Translation Team http://l10n.kde.org/team-infos.php?teamcode=en_GB Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FriendlyAtheist GMX.at - Österreichs FreeMail-Dienst mit über 2 Mio Mitgliedern E-Mail, SMS & mehr! Kostenlos: http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/atfreemail _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
