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



On Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 02:58:24PM +0000, Camaleón wrote:
> 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.

So what's it called when you plonk everything at the bottom, oops sorry,
at the very end? End posting?

> > 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 ;-)

No, you are confused. There are three entirely different distinct styles:
1) Top posting
2) Bottom posting
3) Interleaved, inline, conversation. style.

Therefore, it makes sense to have *THREE* different definitions.
correct?

Since top posting means posting *everything* at the top, then the
opposite is? ... Correct! posting *everything* at the bottom!
That covers 1) and 2) And everything else seems to fit in with 3).

Unfortunately, if you have loose definitions which can be used depending
on the whim of the moment you have, ... well, ... imagine if everyone was
called Bruce¹ (visual accompanyment²).

¹http://www.ibras.dk/montypython/episode22.htm#2
²http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f_p0CgPeyA
³http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1MgCV6uGuc

-- 
"Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet."
   -- Napoleon Bonaparte


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