On 01/29/2013 12:39 PM, "Jóhann B. Guðmundsson" wrote:
On 01/29/2013 05:31 PM, Chris Murphy wrote:
On Jan 29, 2013, at 5:43 AM, Alec Leamas <leamas.a...@gmail.com> wrote:
Please don't top-post [1]
[1]
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines#If_You_Are_Replying_to_a_Message
It's amusing that it doesn't explain why. It just says don't do it. Top posting
fails worse than bottom posting when what's quoted is poorly trimmed bottom
posting. The lack of trim is common in both styles. But if done aggressively, I
don't see the problem, e.g. had I top posted in this case, it would not be a
real problem (vs an imaginary one).
I'm further amused by the subsequent Wikipedia link that characterizes most
complainers of top posting as old Usenet epoch whiners, with 1990's era clients
that predate the sane ability to consistently top post. And that if everyone
top posted, things would be work better for all of us, since all modern devices
and clients do it this way, and for valid reasons.
I assume you have learned to read like the rest of the world then you
should understand why this is done this way even thou apparently
programmers cant writer email application that behave correctly.
JBG
How many people other than on mailing list bottom post?
I don't find it matters to me if people top post or bottom post. I am flexible
enough to
adapt.
my $.02
Steve
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