On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 9:47 PM, James Miller <paramedi...@gmail.com> wrote: > When you get over 500 emails a day on your blackberry you have make a > decision on what is or is not worth reading at that moment. > > Its not lazy at all its cutting through the fluff and finding the emails > worth while. When inside outlook you don't have the hot key b to scroll to > the bottom so again, I'd have to scroll down. Add up the time it takes per > email x 500 emails, you loose considerable amount of productivity.
Oh C'mon this is definitely lazy never heard of CTRL+END it works in Outlook > > Top posting has its useful place as well as bottom posting. > > > Sent from my Verizon BlackBerry. Always on, Always Connected > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fred Posner <f...@teamforrest.com> > Sender: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com > Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:43:00 > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial > Discussion<asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> > Reply-To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Top Posting > > On Mon, 2011-01-17 at 02:31 +0000, James Miller wrote: >> I hate to disagree but I find it much, much easier to follow conversations >> when the newest reply is on top. I find it too time consuming to scroll >> through a long message just to find out someone left a three word reply. >> >> As I am on my blackberry more than I am at a pc, if I don't see the reply as >> soon as I open the message it gets deleted without being read. Time is >> money and I don't have time to scroll through every message. >> >> I will agree that sometimes it is helpful to make replies at the bottom and >> I will attempt to keep the peace by posting at the bottom when I can, but >> top posting is easier and more clean to read than having 100 lines of > and >> broken lines. >> >> Warmest regards, >> James >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon BlackBerry. Always on, Always Connected >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Lesly Dorval <lador...@yahoo.com> >> Sender: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com >> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 02:14:54 >> To: <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> >> Reply-To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion >> <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> >> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Top Posting >> >> Shaun Ruffell <sruffell <at> digium.com> writes: >> >> > >> > Whatever your preferred style, the following post is at least worth >> > considering. >> > >> > http://brooksreview.net/2011/01/interleaved-email/ >> > >> > My belief is that it would be nearly impossible for me to follow a high >> > volume list if top posting was the preferred style. For example, the >> > following email from the LKML would need to be more verbose if all the >> > participants were top posting, because they would all have to set the >> > context for their comments. Instead, you can follow the chain of >> > thought for each of the "threads" contained in the email. >> > >> > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1087665 >> > >> > Anyway, just something to consider, >> > Shaun >> I could never understand the strong objection regarding top-posting until >> Shaun >> shared these examples - though I had been reading lists for more years than I >> care to admit. These examples clearly show how snipping and bottom posting >> translate to susccint and clear contextual communication. From now I will >> evangelize snipping and bottom posting. >> > > > I cannot imagine considering scrolling to the end of an email time > consuming. Very sad. If you find it too difficult on your blackberry to > press the B key (to jump to the bottom of the message) then I am > uncertain how you have enough time to even read this email. > > I'm all for good arguments. That "time consuming" one is just lazy. > > I personally find top posting annoying and only serving to an immediate > conversation. Particularly useless if referencing the message later. > > -- > > With best regards, > > ---fred > http://qxork.com > > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: > http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: > http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users