On Tue, 7 Dec 2004, Mithun Bhattacharya wrote: > I am not hoping to start a relgious war here but I was wondering how > strict should one enforce the idea of bottom or inline posting vs top > posting. > > I understand the idea that we should have the complete context in place > but does that really mean I should be forced to bottom post even if I > am giving a two line reply to a two line request ? > > My observation is : > > 1. top post if you are giving a one line reply to a one line request
this is ok if there is only a single reply to a thread. if there are further responses to thread, then this becomes difficult. > 2. Bottom post if you are replying to a substantially long request and > the complete text is required to understand your reply. Also bottom > post only if your reply is short and answers the whole block. this results in what is called "full quoting". for a single line reply, the whole message is quoted. > 3. Inline post if you are replying to a posting in parts. > do i have to say which method *i* like the best. -balaji -- http://balajin.net "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Confucius _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
