[Gllug] Do modern webpages kill older laptops/PCs?

[Ryan Cartwright]

Peter Cannon wrote:
> Marcus Taylor wrote:
> 
>> Also if you feel you need to top post [ie it is not relevant to the 
>> current thread] then you should start a new thread.
> 
> The whole top posting debate always fails to understand the main reason 
> why its preferred to 'bottom' post.

The use of "bottom post" in these discussions always seems to further
confuse matters if you ask me. It's possibly more accurate to refer to
it as in-line posting as the text you add should be placed where it has
greatest relevance. Replying one-by-one to a number of points all at the
bottom of the original message is sometimes as unhelpful as doing it at
the top.

> Its not about *You* (the sender of any mail) its about *others* 

Yes, IME the main arguments for top/bottom posting can be summed up as
convenience against courtesy. It's more convenient to hit reply but more
courteous to post in-line and trim messages you are replying to. I don't
mean to imply that people who top post are being deliberately rude just
that in-line posting and trimming takes more time.

Of course some devices/software (like Outlook, Blackberrys or 'phones)
make it difficult to properly trim & post in-line and that doesn't help
matters.

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Ryan Cartwright
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