Re: [OT] Posting styles -- Top vs Bottom

[PMA <PeterArmstrong@aya.yale.edu>]

I've seen passionate debate on this issue, based
mainly on disrupted expectation (as the Bottom
guy opens the Top guy's email).

Seems to me the important thing is for a given
list to adopt one or the other style as standard
*for the list*.

Take a vote, asking, "Which is more important:
seeing the current message immediately (Top),
or keeping the flow in one-direction (Bottom)?"

PMA

P.S.  ...unless, of course, a resolution would be
        less fun than the debate.


Claudius Hubig wrote:
> Hello Mika,
>
> Mika Suomalainen<mika.henrik.mainio@hotmail.com>  wrote:
> > On 31.03.2012 12:04, Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote:
> > > Especially when inline responding (bottom) and your loosy style is
> > > mixed?
> > I already changed to bottom posting in Iceweasel and K9 mail.
>
> Thanks. Though one should also take the time to trim the previous
> mail to the parts one actually responds to.
>
> > But isn't posting HTML also forbidden?
>
> Yes, although it is less of a problem for (most!) people, as their
> clients either display the text-only or the HTML version, so adding
> an HTML version ‘only’ increases the size of the email (by about
> 150%). Bad quoting styles, however, are always visible.
>
> Did I mention that asking for a return receipt for a mailing list post
> is kind of…strange? That is, do you really want all>30k subscribed
> users to acknowledge the receipt of your post?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Claudius