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

[David Holden]

On Sunday 28 October 2007, Roger Beaumont wrote:
> Can I summarise what I think I've taken from this?
>
> 1. Top vs. bottom vs. in-line seems to be a matter of different personal
> preference - often passionately held.
>
> It seems to me that a universal consensus on this is unlikely to be
> achievable.
>
> 2. An almost universally shared position seems to be that it is bad
> etiquette to waste readers' time; by no matter what means, posters should
> minimise how long it takes to 'cut to the chase'.
>
> I don't think it would be hard to agree on that being the underlying aim.
>
> And IMHO, if we succeed with point 2, point 1 probably doesn't matter too
> much.
>
> Roger
>

 Roger, I agree on all your points.

 Dave.


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