Here's a .sig from the m...@openbsd list, (which I couldn't resist top-posting.)
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? On Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 10:13:42AM -0800, Steve Edwards wrote: > On Sat, 6 Feb 2010, Michelle Dupuis wrote: > > [snip] > > > Oh wait, the advent of computers has allowed us to conveniently insert > > the most recent text at the TOP of a message, to prevent people from > > having to reread the same stuff every time. > > A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right. > > Q: Why should i start my reply below the quoted text? > > Just because you can do something with a computer doesn't mean you should. > > > Just because this list's moderator has chosen bottom posting doesn't > > make it right, logical, common sense, etc. > > (These lists are not moderated...) > > The list owner's choice did not make bottom posting right, logical and > common sense. It was all of those things already. The list owner just made > the right choice. > > > How about we don't belittle people who don't notice? > > (I don't think I belittled anyone for top-posting.) > > We all make mistakes, but once we are informed, continuing to make the > same mistakes indicates either a lack of consideration or stupidity or > both. > > Simple courtesy would be to only include relevant sections of previous > posts and to reply below the quoted text. > > If you don't like the rules of the playground, find another playground. -- Barry -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users