[rescue] Top vs. Bottom posting (was: revived: TiBook G4 867...)

[John Hudak]

*********  THANK YOU!!!!! ********************
/rant on
I thought it was only me being made crazy by this pedantic drivel over a
dead horse.
of all the important and more interesting topics to discuss in this forum,
and even in the world, I can't believe this banter continues.and its not
only here.  Every so often it comes up on other forums I belong to.  If the
fact that email is insulting to you (whether it is top post, bottom post,
or side post), sharpen your programming chops and write a
translator/interface to make you happy.
If it is insulting, the other option is,  don't even read email.
It is 2018 and I've seen this ridiculous topic come up since the early
90s....quite frankly, who cares????
Get over it!!! adapt!..move on...do something worthwhile and quit whining
about this already.

Whew...
/rant off

-John




On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 2:09 PM, Ian Finder <ian.finder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Can you insufferable pedants please not debate this again? I don't give a
> s**t how you post, as long as it's on-topic and readable.
>
> I've seen this topic far too many times between here and the other list,
> and I have to say the drop in SNR has become far more exhausting than
> parsing modern reply behavior.
>
> It's always the same people who start this 'debate.' You know who you are.
> Please stop.
> Consider joining a HOA instead and legislating your neighbor's lawn
> ornaments?
>
> - I
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 11:02 AM, alex d <azd30 at telus.net> wrote:
>
> > > From: "Lionel Peterson" <lionel4287 at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [rescue] Top vs. Bottom posting (was: revived: TiBook G4
> > 867...)
> > >
> > >
> > > I find neither of my two previous responses to this email, one
> > top-posted, the
> > > other bottom-posted, 'insulting'
> >
> > Nothing insulting about it, but from a user experience point of view the
> > bottom posting method is 'better'.
> >
> > I read John's message (which you trimmed) and then see your Nice!
> comment.
> > I know what you're saying Nice! to. Makes sense and it flows nicely.
> >
> > When you top posted, I had to ask myself - What is he saying Nice! to?
> > Scan message, shift eyesight to bottom, read John's message  (which you
> > trimmed) then go Ahhh! That's what's he's saying Nice! to. Awkward.
> >
> > When you're commenting inline, you put your comments after (bottom) the
> > quoted piece for the same reason - It makes sense and it flows nicely.
> > Why would you do it differently other times?
> >
> > Just my $0.02
> >
> > cheers
> > --
> > alex
> >
> >
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