[GLLUG] OT: Top posting/Bottom posting

[Brian Hoort]

Intentionally off-list:

I think part of the point that some are trying to make is that it isn't 
necessarily a convention here, yet.  It is "under discussion".

Brian

At 03:43 PM 9/22/2003, Jennifer wrote:
>Scott Harrison wrote:
>
>>Hi Matt et al:
>>
>>Looking back through the last 10 GLLUG messages in my
>>e-mail folder, top-posting appears to be the convention.
>>For example, every other respondent top-posted to Tom's
>>original question.  Earlier threads in my mailbox show
>>a similar pattern.
>>
>>Top-posting is of course a serious issue for some like you:
>>http://dissemble.net/tlug-archive/02-10/31747.html
>>
>>I'd say whatever the list admin wants is cool.
>>Contact him and suggest he post something
>>on the relevant website.
>>
>I am amazed by this insistance on bottom-posting. I have never heard this 
>discussed or debated before, and apparently, it's a hot-button issue on 
>this list. I've been on the 'net since '94 or '95, and I have been a 
>member of countless email groups and even owned/moderated quite a few over 
>the years, so I'm not just some air-headed newbie who doesn't even know 
>what RTFM means.
>
>I've always relied on subject lines for topic, and preferred the reply to 
>be the first thing I see when I open the message.
>
>After reading the link addressed above, I understand better why it's an 
>issue here, and why it's a good thing for some lists. I'll do my best to 
>follow list convention, but I hope everyone will understand if I forget; 
>years of habit are hard to undo.
>
>Jennifer
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