Re: [OT] top posting
Ken Irving <fnkci@uaf.edu>:
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 12:00:28PM +1100, Alex Samad wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 03:49:52PM -0900, Ken Irving wrote:
> > > In fact, it's a social convention, a matter of etiquette. The practice
> > > varies, and some lists work the other way, but on this and many lists
> > > the convention is to top post, trim heartily, try to get the attributions
>
> Arghh... that should've been "bottom post", or at least "to not top post"...
>
> > It the convention is to top post then we don't seem to be following the
> > convention. ( I thought it was to not top post ?)
>
> Yup, I screwed that up pretty well. ;-)
Good follow-through, though. :-) I knew what you meant, and I knew
you weren't advocating top-posting.
I prefer "bottom post, and trim heartily." Attributions are good too
(Joerg S.y).
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