[Klug-general] Linux and Vista

[J D Freeman]

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On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 02:44:05PM +0000, Margot wrote:
> Top-posting is evil ;-)
> 
> On a relatively quiet list (like this one) it isn't too bad, but on 
> a very busy list it is extremely annoying having to read the answer 
> first and then scroll down to find out which of the day's 600 
> messages you were actually responding to!
> 
> Several popular email clients automatically place the cursor at the 
> top of the incoming message in the reply window - so the uninitiated 
> assume that they should start typing where the cursor is. Actually, 
> the placement of the cursor at the top is a feature that is intended 
> to make it easy for you to scroll down the incoming message, 
> snipping out irrelevant parts before you type your reply at the bottom.
> 
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/B/bottom-post.html

Well said, I have been trying to resist commenting on this one for a
while now. But its a point made well.

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

J

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