On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 7:27 AM, <thew...@gmail.com> wrote: > I won't get into arguments over whether one style is better than another, but > when people refrain from replying on the list because of the top posting > fear, isn't that enough reason to relax the rule?
By the way, nice sig; mind if I steal it? :P > > A: Yes. > > >Q: Are you sure? > > > >A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > > > > >Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? > > Sent on my BlackBerry® from Vodafone > > -----Original Message----- > From: Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> > Sender: silklist-bounces+thewall=gmail....@lists.hserus.net > Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 11:52:33 > To: <silklist@lists.hserus.net> > Reply-To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > Subject: [silk] Top-posting > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:47 AM, <thew...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> But why is top posting a problem? Its an archaic and arbitrary dictum that >> is largely meaningless today. > > Groan. Not this again. There are very good reasons for NOT > top-posting, to do with the way humans process information, as well as > having the courtesy to not append enormous amounts of cognitive junk > to your postings. > > I recognise that many mail clients and platforms almost force people > to top-post, which is why I don't usually make too much of a fuss. > However, it continues to be a rule of the list. Your breaking the rule > is being overlooked due to the fact that your mail client is poorly > designed, but that doesn't make it a virtue. > > Udhay > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) >
