I suppose I'm one of the few people that remember the content of threads by subject and easily catch up...
I'm also on my phone 99% of the time time and the way Gmail lays out emails makes top-posting beneficial to me. On Dec 29, 2012 8:57 PM, "Richard Kenner" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I realize the benefits of bottom-posting, especially when posting > > inline. But top-posting keeps things in reverse chronological order > > so any reader could catch up quickly on any missed messages in the > > chain. A new reader scrolls to the bottom and reads up. > > What's there to "catch up with" if you don't first read what the person > is replying to? Do you think that everybody remembers every thread. > Of what value is it to see something like "No, that didn't work." *before* > a description of what it was that didn't work. > > When people reply to an email, it's their responsibility, whether they > top-post or bottom-post to remove unnecessary old message and keep just > what's necessary to understand the email. > > One of the problems with top-posting is that it makes it easier to forget > to do this. > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- 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 >
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