It's usually because the AOL program
defaults to the bottom and most people who use it don't want to scroll back to
the top. The top vs bottom posting is like a real war between old style
bbs/newsgroup posters, and today's email list users. It used to be
"proper" to post at the bottom, so you could read all the old messages before
the reply.
I personally find top posting more efficient
because I don't have to scroll. If I can't remember what it is about i can
always scroll down to look, but usually I can keep up with what is going
on.
Charles Mims
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Harder
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:41 PM
To: The Sandbox Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Sndbox] how stupid is this
My old e-mail program started me at the bottom.... It was not that hard to scroll to the top and start there...
I thought it was a matter of personal preference.... I notice that Jackie and gary's posts always are at the
bottom...
On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 09:33 PM, Charles wrote:
There has to be a balance. Particularly with trimming. AOL'ers bottom post, so if they don't trim something it's impossible to find their reply even if you are on individual mail. But at the same time, if they trim to much no once can figure out what the heck they are talking about.
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