Exactly what I was saying! It makes no sense whatsoever to post new information at the bottom. Then you have to go searching for the part you wanted to read. It isn't the same as a paper journal, where you would logically add new information to the bottom. That's fine for paper - you can see the whole page at once! As you can't see the lower half of the page without scrolling down, it makes absolutely no sense to bury your reply way down at the bottom!
on 10/13/02 7:22 PM, Richard Kleim at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Only when interleaving. When including the entire message like I am, > top posting is the only way. There seem to be a lot of 'brain farts' > around here. Too many brains, not enough common sense. True bottom > posting is MUCH harder to read unless you HAVE to read the original. If > the communication is between 2 people, the first only needs his words > back as a reference at the bottom. With multiple replies, bottom > posting is a nightmare. Posters generally include everything in the > reply, necessitating top posting. The messages on this site (other than > yours) bear me out. Bottom posting is a relic of the text-email days, > and is useful primarily with small messages. I ignore many messages on > this list, as it is just too much effort to move the darn mouse and > scroll down, well...20 lines? 50 lines? 300 lines? I just don't wish to > reread the messages multiple times. If I want to see the original, I > can just scroll down when top posted. Duh. > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
