[Tfug] Netiquette police: top-posting

[Matthew Eskes]

Hrm, Seems that outlook threads it all on its own so its not like this whole
top posting crap really bothers me.

-----Original Message-----
From: tfug-bounces at tfug.org [mailto:tfug-bounces at tfug.org] On Behalf Of
Glenn Shannon
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 11:50 AM
To: Tucson Free Unix Group
Subject: Re: [Tfug] Netiquette police: top-posting

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Claude Rubinson" <rubinson at u.arizona.edu>
To: "TFUG" <tfug at tfug.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 11:32 AM
Subject: [Tfug] Netiquette police: top-posting


> Not directed at anyone in particular but there's been a rash of people
> top-posting lately.  It's really annoying.  I just want to remind
> people not to do this and, furthermore, prod people into taking the
> time to quote only those portions of the message that your replying
> to, providing context for your reply and keeping messages to a
> manageable length.  If your editor makes this difficult for you then
> it's time to get yourself a better editor.

Actually my email program lets me view the messages in order of receipt, 
which lets me immediately see what responses are when people "top-post".

Generally I thought the top-posting rule only applied to Usenet elitists, 
who couldn't be bothered to learn to read things as people presented them, 
rather than expecting everyone to conform to the way they specifically 
wanted to read replies.Top-posting, operative word in the middle is "post"; 
as in forum, as in Usenet.

I'm sorry if my "top-post"ing disturbs you, but unfortunately 99% of 
everyone else I email doesn't seem to mind, and they respond by 
"top-post"ing as well. It seems to be the rule, not the exception. I've 
become accustomed to my circle of influence's etiquette, which is to reply 
at the top of the message so those of us who had a preview window could just

skim right through, reading only replies and not the quoted text. Or, for 
those with threaded email clients, it would keep things in order for them as

well.

Again, my apologies for "top-post"ing but I will do it from time to time. 
I'll make sure to respond to your messages at the bottom, however, when 
possible. 

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