[sclug] top posting

[Alex Butcher]

On Wed, 4 May 2005, Neil Haughton wrote:

> Personally I think top- or bottom- posting is crass - When we still spoke 
> English and wrote words on paper and stuff, we would refer by precis to the 
> points to which we were replying.  None of this lazy, cumbersome and 
> incomprehensible 'threading' stuff. eg,
>
> "Dear John,
> You wrote that the Earth is flat. My own observations lead me to conclude 
> that in fact the edges are curling, and   unless remedial steps are taken it 
> will one day be round" etc etc.

[snip]

> Less is more, is it not?

Well, it blocks the potential complaint/comeback from John of "Now, you're
putting words in my mouth; what I /actually/ said was..." (who quite rightly
wants to put the record straight for posterity if his original statements
have been misrepresented).

> Regards,
> Neil Haughton

Best Regards,
Alex.
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