[Klug-general] top-posting (was: Linux and Vista)

[Shish]

> 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.

Two points seem to be mentioned: The first is posting a new thread with
the same subject, instead of replying to the existing thread; the second
being withing the body of the mail, putting the reply before the thing
being replied to.

Both are bad, for similar reasons; I don't seem to see people
complaining about the first so much though, and I don't know if there's
a term for it...

    -- Shish