References Re: [Wylug-discuss] List Etiquette: Top Posting vs. Bottom Posting

[Mark P. Conmy]

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007, Roger Beaumont wrote:
> Dave Fisher wrote:
> <snip>
>>   The Internet Standard for 'Netiquette': 
>> http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1855
>
> includes:
>    - If you are sending a reply to a message or a posting be sure you
>      summarize the original at the top of the message, or include just
>      enough text of the original to give a context.  This will make
>      sure readers understand when they start to read your response.
>      Since NetNews, especially, is proliferated by distributing the
>      postings from one host to another, it is possible to see a
>      response to a message before seeing the original.  Giving context
>      helps everyone.  But do not include the entire original!
> and
>    - If you ask a question, be sure to post a summary.  When doing so,
>      truly summarize rather than send a cumulation of the messages you
>      receive.
> which deals specifically to asking questions, but wouldn't it also apply to 
> replies?
>
> Again, I took the point of minimising repeated material as being the essence, 
> rather than top versus bottom.

Yes - I think that's right...but it does say "...summarise the original at
the _top_..." (emphasis mine).

Mark