I'd have to say THAT type of inline commenting is the best. When you have visual indicators, the breakup of conversation is so much more fluid. --Dan On 10/26/05, Craig White wrote: > On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 11:44 -0700, Alex Dean wrote: > > The only thing that annoys me is when people mix both top and bottom > > posting in the same thread. Have to figure out who's responding to > > what in a message containing both top and bottom replies is really > > confusing. Scroll up to read one reply, scroll back down to read the > > next reply, etc... > ---- > sorry to annoy you but in line comments are probably the most targeted > and direct way to respond > ---- > > > > I don't really mind either top or bottom as long as its consistent on > > a per-message/thread basis. > ---- > consistency is relative. The issues of trimming, relevancy and making > sense of the flow of the communications seems more important. Most of > the people who top post have no consideration for the the issues of > trimming and relevancy, they only seek to have their own words heard > without context - sort of saying...listen to my thoughts and if you need > the context, read on or look to previous messages in the thread. > > Craig > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- To exercise power costs effort and demands courage. That is why so many fail to assert rights to which they are perfectly entitled - because a right is a kind of power but they are too lazy or too cowardly to exercise it. The virtues which cloak these faults are called patience and forbearance. Friedrich Nietzsche --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss