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

[James Roberts]

John G Walker wrote:
> 
> But not all email exchanges are discussions. This is what those who
> oppose top posting under all circumstances, as a matter of principle,
> fail to grasp. They fail to grasp that context and purpose are
> important. Inline posting makes a discussion more readable, certainly,
> but that is wholly different from an email that merely conveys
> information.

May I express >>100% agreement?

*All* our business email - without exception - is sent by top posters. 
The body of the previous comment is present so that the email can be 
forwarded to another party to rapidly track the *entire* transaction. 
Deleting any of the body is a disciplinary offence :)

We reply by top posting. In-the-know recipients only need to read the 
top few lines. Others - have the history to refer to.

Suggesting that one imposes bottom posting on the entire commercial 
environment of the planet is unrealistic and irrelevant.

But on a mailing list, one should follow conventions and bottom post - 
as long as the device in use permits that. If it does not then I would 
suggest a handy bucket of water (sorry, not a Blackberry slave).

Horses, courses... and bourses.

MeJ

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