Re: [Way OT] Re: GMAIL Invites..!
On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:19:43 +0200
Wim De Smet <kromagg@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:57:41 +1000, Rob Weir <rweir@ertius.org>
> wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 10:37:11PM -0400, Patrick Wiseman said
> > > (I'm bottom-posting only because this list - uniquely, in my
> > > experience - insists on it. You really should try reading
> > > your email in reverse chronological order. It works.)
> >
> > Every single technical list (far too many) I'm on is *strongly*
> > slanted to the
> > post-below-what-you're-replying-to-so-it's-easy-to-keep-up
> > worldview.
>
> Top posting leads to a big mess. Every non-technical person does
> it and it ends up with them saying "let's use a forum or
> something" because they can't follow the thread any longer.
> Surprise surprise, a forum works with bottom posting and everybody
> seems to find that normal.
>
> Anyway most people toppost, but only because their software (ms
> outlook) insists on it and they end up hating it themselves, but
> they don't know why. I know that I wouldn't be able to follow the
> kind of elaborate discussions that go on here if everybody started
> topposting. You're welcome to try to, and loose 95% of the list's
> interest in the process.
>
> greets,
> Wim
>
I have been told that top-posting plays "hell" with people who are
optically impaired so they have computers which read to them. Can
you imagine getting top-posted emails read in reverse order?
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