On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 11:55 AM, zap <zap...@openmailbox.org> wrote: > Just a thought but I believe top posting annoys Luke.
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Top-posting "Some believe that "top-posting" is appropriate for interpersonal e-mail, but inline posting should always be applied to threaded discussions such as newsgroups." blerk. ridiculous to be so pedantically politically correct. @begin sing-song voice "some people believe" @end sing-song voice it's quite simple: this is a list where topics are discussed in-depth. top-posting that breaks the context makes it REALLY hard for people to follow a complex or comprehensive discussion. making other people work harder at understanding and following isn't on. if however there is like a throw-away comment (more a personal discussion or just a quip / joke) then i'm happy to tolerate top-posting. generally i think people get it right, but if anyone feels that someone's made their lives awkward by breaking the context, PLEASE say so immediately. l. _______________________________________________ arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk
