> On or near 4/26/04 10:21 AM, Peter C.S. Adams at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > >> Thus spake SVEN AERTS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, circa 4/24/2004 7:03 PM: >>> excuse me .. how come some people don't hate replies that are added at the >>> end? >> >> I hate replies at the TOP. Often I start reading a message and think, "What >> are they TALKING about?" Then I see the quoted material at the bottom. I >> much prefer to see (brief) quoted material at the top, then a reply, as you >> would in a letter, when you might say, "Regarding your question about ..." >> before answering the question. >> >> What I hate even more is when people quote AN ENTIRE EMAIL without editing >> it for length. >> >> But I'm much better since I started the medication. :-> >> >> peter > > Replying at the top makes a lot of sense in a one-on-one dialog. I much > prefer that; I send a message, and when I get a reply at the top, I know > just what is being talked about. > > Where it doesn't work well is on lists like this, where I may or may not > have read the earlier dialog. > I'll be kind so reply at the bottom... but I agree with Allen's last reply. Sven
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