>>
2) it is ONLY a problem with top posters [given point (1) above], since
you _never_ get the proper context as you read their remarks; with
properly trimmed bottom posts you always know where you are.
>>
But only when bottom posters trim... I've seen too many who do like top posters
- stick in a comment (occasionally in the last line - so it's prefaced by a >
then you have no idea if they added comment without looking at the original
message <grrr>) so you have no idea what the comment refers to either.
I live and die by email - I get a lot of questions emailed to me as well as
requests for product reviews or offers of free software [1]. There is little
need for proper trimming because there isn't a problem with knowing what "Yes,
I'll review the application" applies to, but having the original included
reminds them which program or offer I'm accepting or declining. This is where
top posting is really useful. I rarely quote (or trim) in business mail like I
do here. If I need inline comments I say at the top "comments inline" rather
than trim, unless the topic of the discussion changed.
[1] No drooling - half of it isn't worth the time. What's surprising,
considering the amount of software I get free, is that the software I use the
most and like the best are the programs I paid for. I could have requested a
free license for them - but I figure if it's a good program, it's worth paying
for.
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