This is one example of a message not worth the trouble to scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll down....
On Sunday, October 13, 2002, at 10:33 PM, John Teffer wrote: >> From: Gerald Uhlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> 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! > > I don't think anyone is suggesting burying your reply beneath > mountains of > quoted text. > > If we are going to continue the journal analogy, lets look at it this > way - > if you were reading a book, and you had to stop in the middle of a > sentence > or a paragraph, when you resumed your reading a few hours later you > might > read a few sentences that you had already read to remind yourself what > was > going on in the book before you stopped. This is like a small, well > trimmed > quote before your post. > > Quoting everything at the top would be like re-reading the entire book > because you had to stop. > > Quoting everything (or even a well trimmed selection) at the bottom of > your > post would be like taking the half of the book you had already read > (or the > last few pages), ripping it off the unread part of the book, and duct > taping > it to the back of the book in case you ever wanted to look back at it. > > -John > > > -- > 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 > > ---------------------------------------- Richard Kleim Graduate Studies Library and Information Science University of South Florida [EMAIL PROTECTED] Using Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar ----------------------------------------- -- 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
