--- Craig White <
craigwhite@azapple.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-10-05 at 16:08 -0700, Kenneth wrote:
> > There was some mention in the thread on distros
> about top-posting. I should
> > have probably asked when I joined if there are any
> guidelines for this list.
> > I spend a fair amount of time on usenet and try to
> stick to the guidelines of
> > the groups I frequent, but if there's a consensus
> here that top posting is
> > better I'll try to remember that. I personally
> prefer top, at least for
> > something relatively low-volume like this, as I'm
> likely to remember the
> > context and not need to have it repeated before
> the new comment.
> ----
> the problem isn't necessarily top posted replies -
> it's replying to top
> posted replies.
>
> There are some who are obsessive about not seeing
> top posted replies and
> some who deal with what's in front of them.
>
> I hate the thought of guidelines/rules etc. for
> interchange - do
> whatever you think is best. Most people won't say
> anything. Few if any
> complain about bottom posted replies. Some will
> complain about top
> posted replies. It's always your choice. My
> experience is that people
> who top post are too lazy to trim irrelevant stuff
> so it becomes more
> than just a choice sometimes, it becomes a
> methodology of laziness.
>
> Craig
>
>
Out of old habit, I used to alway top-post. Then I got
corrected on another list. I try to follow the norm of
the list. The Fedora list does not like top-posters.
Some MS lists I'm on always top-post.
me.. whatever.
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