Perhaps not, was Re: A suggestion for responding to posts on s.a.a.... please put the quotes at the bottom!

Hope this helps. :)

I'd rather see top-posted replies where the quoting is judiciously
edited down, rather than a voluminous quote followed by a one-liner at
the bottom. That being said, the big deal is editing down.

Even worse, in my opinion, is no quoting, because then you end up
like Bob May, where no one has any idea what the heck he's talking
about. You end up with conversations that look backwards, like this
one. It may sound reasonable that way, but top posting is frowned
upon in large part because it makes it difficult to determine the
context.

Larry Stedman wrote:
> Hey, I know it's largely a matter of style, but when I'm reading these
> threads, I'd much rather see NO quoting or the quoted message put at the
> bottom! That way I can see YOUR responses without scrolling. I've
> gotten lazy in my old age and if the post has the long quote at the top,
> and your message is invisible, I just skip it----and YOUR words of
> wisdom don't enlighten me!
>
> So, if you want more people to read your thoughts/remarks, put 'em at
> the top, make them the lead of the story!

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