On Mon, May 14 2012, Michael Scherer wrote: > in my opinion it isn't. with top posting I see the newest message > immidiately, while otherwise I need page through sometimes > huge amounts of mostly obsolete comments. > where it's possible, I put my messages on top, and I've found > more than once forum-rules that require or at least recommend > top posting. > but I garantee that I will get flames, why I do this and urge me > to change my habits. > obviously this is an ingrained habit on gentoo-users, but from > now on I'm going follow my habits and damn the flames.
You have forgotten that gentoo-user is a valuable archive site. I keep many old msgs to use much later. At that point a top to bottom reading order is preferred. Moreover, those who are most helpful here all prefer bottom (or in-line) posting. If you shun the wishes of a majority of the group and a vast majority of the most-helpful users, you fate is not flames but "ignoredom". That seems to be a poor idea. Your call allan
