Re: OT: Pedantic, yet wrong

[Ottavio Caruso <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com>]

Am 22/06/2023 um 22:12 schrieb David Christensen:
> On 6/22/23 03:28, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> > Am 21/06/2023 um 15:46 schrieb tomas@tuxteam.de:
>
> > > ... top posting ...
>
> > ... When the message is forwarded ("Weitergeleitet", ... you have no
> > other choice than to top post because the forwarded message is not
> > indented. It would make no sense to bottom post because there would
> > be no way to tell the comment apart from the post. ...
>
>
> I use Thunderbird.  When I want to start a new thread based upon an 
> existing thread and keep prior content, I click "Reply", copy the 
> content to the clipboard, create a new message, paste, and choose Edit 
> -> Rewrap.  This produces a new thread with proper indentation of prior 
> content.  Perhaps your mail client has a similar capability.
>
>
> HTH,
>
> David


Yes, I could have but I though it would have been easier to read if I 
had forwarded it. In hindsight, I could have just copied it over.

--
Ottavio Caruso

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
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