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Re: [OT] top posting



On Jan 14, 2008 6:43 PM, s. keeling <keeling@nucleus.com> wrote:

> >  I believe (maybe wrongly ) that this mailing list is a non
> >  top-posting list, I try and conform.
>
> You're correct.  List policy prefers "snip irrelevancies and bottom
> post."

Where are you quoting from?  If that's on l.d.o, perhaps it's time to
s/bottom\ post/conversational\ quote/ and link the result to a good
reference on the subject.  Conversational quoting can sometimes
include bottom posting, but to tell someone to bottom post who may be
new to proper email environments in general may be confusing.

-- 
Paul Johnson
baloo@ursine.ca


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