Re: A suggestion for responding to posts on s.a.a.... please put the quotes at the bottom!

Larry:

Assuming you are serious and are not a troll, you need to know that you have
just ignited one of those interminable Usenet discussions -- similar to
asking for eyepiece suggestions -- there's no end to it and it's just like
assholes -- everybody has one.

You are suggesting "top-posting" -- that is, replying to a post by inserting
your response at the top with the item to which you are responding at the
bottom. For some reason that I don't understand, "bottom-posting" (posting
your reply after the item to which you are replying) is the proper net
etiquette (netiquette).

Get ready to be slammed from both sides -- the top-posters will love you,
the enforcers of netiquette (the bottom-posters) will curse you.

In an attempt to keep everyone happy while concurrently pissing off
everybody, maybe you want to top- and bottom-post. Like this.


"Larry Stedman" <stedman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:stedman-878652.17164620112005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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!
>
> Larry Stedman
> Vestal

Larry:

Assuming you are serious and are not a troll, you need to know that you have
just ignited one of those interminable Usenet discussions -- similar to
asking for eyepiece suggestions -- there's no end to it and it's just like
assholes -- everybody has one.

You are suggesting "top-posting" -- that is, replying to a post by inserting
your response at the top with the item to which you are responding at the
bottom. For some reason that I don't understand, "bottom-posting" (posting
your reply after the item to which you are replying) is the proper net
etiquette (netiquette).

Get ready to be slammed from both sides -- the top-posters will love you,
the enforcers of netiquette (the bottom-posters) will curse you.

In an attempt to keep everyone happy while concurrently pissing off
everybody, maybe you want to top- and bottom-post. Like this.


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