Re: Top posting vs Bottom posting
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 10:57:09AM EDT, Barclay, Daniel wrote:
> Chris Jones wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 01:51:31PM EDT, Florian Kulzer wrote:
> >
> > [..]
> >
> >> I need to see the relevant context quoted (properly trimmed as the
> >> discussion progresses, of course), especially if a thread has run for
> >> a while.
> >
> > Most "business" mail runs something like this:
> >
> > -> hey, Dee.. got my fax?
> >
> > (Cc: my boss, her boss.. )
> >
> > <- Yeah, got it.. Thanks!
> >
> > (Cc: same)
> >
> > Where I work, over 90% of the emails that I see are of this nature.
> >
> > There's no need for "context" whatsoever.. all parties know what the fax
> > is about..
>
> Does that example represent two message or one?
>
> If it's one:
>
> That's a good example of bottom posting (quoting what's being replied to
> ("got my fax?) for context about the reply ("got it").
>
> If it's two:
>
> How can you argue that there's no need for context?
That's my point .. it's not e-mail .. it's instant messaging.
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