Adam Heath wrote:
David E. Jones wrote:
people still think that top-posting is a good thing to do. I just don't
of speech. Documents all follow a top-down layout of information. Yet
Why do people use top-posting? It doesn't follow with the natural flow
[snip]
Well, generally top-posters don't do editting of the email before
sending their response. They just add their 2 bits at the top, and keep
the *entire* previous conversation underneath. Certainly, in that
sense, scrolling thru the entire email body would be tedious.
[snip]
For example, I deleted most of your email, as it has become 2 threads. I
also changed the topic slightly, while still leaving enough for those
who only use subject sorting to know that the thread has changed gears.
I've followed the suggested etiquette. Now future readers of this email will
have to scroll through lists of emails to find the context of our conversation.
Will that be easier? Probably not.
