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Re: [OT] Posting styles



On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 08:55, Paul Johnson <baloo@ursamundi.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Mika Suomalainen
> <mika.henrik.mainio@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> With phones, it's easier to follow top posting in my opinion.
>
> I usually read/post from my phone.  I'm going to have to strongly
> disagree with that.  Top posting makes it that much harder to properly
> edit a reply for on a mobile device, which due to the small size,
> already is hard enough.

I don't post/read from my phone very much, but I agree.

>> There are many kinds of people, so everyone has different opinion
>> about top/bottom posting :)

I have never understood why though, aside from people getting
used it due to Outlook and some others horrible defaults...

>Sure, but posting everything at one end or the other is usually not
>the right answer.  Newer material above older material just doesn't
>work; people don't read in random order.

Exactly.


Cheers,
Kelly Clowers


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