Re: [SLUG] Now: An example of why top posting is bad. Was: 580 Unbuntu 5.04 Hoary Discs

From: Pete Theisen (petet@acun.com)
Date: Fri Sep 30 2005 - 23:19:34 EDT


jhaydon wrote:

Hi James!

I top post sometimes.

> Would that not be Ashton-Tate? I do because: 1) Outlook 2) It confuses the
> people at work, if I post on the bottom. (So much for trying to educate the
> masses.) Shrunk and White have written a book on proper email writing if we
> want to be that anal.

And middle post sometimes,

> James Haydon<snip>

>> On Behalf Of Bill Shaw

>> I'm used to top posting due to years of use of using Lotus Notes and
>> how it replies to emails. So go ahead and add IBM to the list of
>> negative influences.

And post at the bottom as well. Sometimes all three. I do trim,
*usually*, to a "one screen, no scroll" message.

Regards,

Pete
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