Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:11:19 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 04:03:05PM +0000, Camaleón wrote:
>> Bottom posting has been since long the preferred method for newsgroups
>> and then mailing lists but not for forums nor business communications.
>> 
>> A bottom posting style does not mean "all the stuff goes to the bottom"
> 
> Yes it does! That is what bottom posting is.

No sir, is just the name what is misleading. "Bottom posting" also 
applies for an inline style. Regardless its name, the main idea remains 
the same: the reply goes below of the text you are responding.
 
>> but put in chunks between context, replying inline, as Wikipedia
>> article says ("interleaved style").
> 
> There is also "conversation style" or "interleaved style" which is the
> tried and proven preferred way for mailing lists; i.e the style you and
> many others use.

(...)

That's also bottom posting ;-)

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón