Mike Monett wrote: There is a very big difference between a business email and a forum.
A business email is usually between two people and concerns only one subject. The exchange is usually very short, perhaps a single question and a single reply. In these situations, top posting is probably the easiest method. A forum is completely different. <snip> In this situation, top posting is very inconsiderate. You have already heard all the reasons. Best Regards, Mike Monett Mike, Just for your pleasure I am posting at the bottom. Hmmmm did I get that right ? While there is an issue with TOP/BOTTOM posting styles, I think the original comment was referring to all the CRAP people include after they "sign" at the bottom of their post. Some have [presumably] a cute little saying, others are totally paranoid, and the original post had so much crap that, besides wasting space, I did not bother to read it. People or companies' use that space to post a form of denial or an apology. Today, with such a litigious world, maybe it has some value. Just think, you do not see the U.S. Post Office putting such verbiage on the mail we give them to carry around. The only stuff that makes sense after you "sign off" would be a phone number or snail mail address, or perhaps a web site URL. One or two short lines, after that it is going to far. That my view and I am sticking to it ! As for the TOP/BOTTOM thing, I find it hard to read an email from the bottom up to properly follow the action, especially with the extraneous stuff. However, it is a pain, at times, to go the other way too. I really hate it when people make a reply with no reference to what they were referring to. You know, a blank email with just a comment like "Yes I agree." I get those and the subject line gives no clue either. The real answer is people are getting sloppy and forgetting how to properly write, whether it is a formal letter or an informal note. An Email is a letter ! All the "do - dad" shorts for smiling and such (none of which I have learned) allow people to forget how to describe, more accurately with words, their ideas and feelings. Bill....WB6BNQ _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.