On Feb 18, 2006, at 8:09 PM, J.M.P.Hissel wrote:
On 19-02-2006 00:48, Brian, [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote:
can we just accept it's simply a matter of preference?
OC we can/will accept this point of view (and BTW everybody is free to
delete top-postings, requiring scrolling up and down to can be
followed!).
So excuse me: But in my point of view: It's simply a matter of
laziness/ignorance.
Therefore I still persist:
Don't use top-posting! Bottom-posting is more surveyable and more
logical!
(for an answer will follow after a question/point of view, isn't it?)
First of all, don't forget to change the subject when the thread
changes.
As to top/bottom posting, I go both ways, but I think my rule of thumb
is a fair compromise. I try and base top/bottom upon how much quoted
text needs to be included. A small amount, like this one, gets bottom
posting. You can read the original post and answer in one screen
without scrolling.
However, if the needed quoted material is more than a screen full or so
(recent PCI SCSI disk question where there was a significant amount of
material to quote (more than one screen full) I tend to top quote so
that the person who needs the info sees it right off the bat, but if
you want the background, all you have to do is scroll a little to get
it.
I also try and take into account that most people are not running their
monitors at much over 1024 x 768 and not the 1792 x 1344 that I run at.
Len
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