On Feb 26, 2010, at 2:01 PM, Peter Yim wrote:
> ...
>> [CM] top-post ...
>
> [ppy] I do top-posting too, but in a way that what needs to be read is
>available as the first thing on the message, with proper context ... and then
>the original thread left at the bottom as a reference and further contextual
>information (so that people don't really have to look around, or go to the
>archives for them.) I know this is a bit wasteful ... but storage and other
>technology has pretty much provided us with the luxury now. (01)
Peter, (02)
I agree that *careful* top-posting to retain important context can indeed
occasionally be the best way to reply to some messages. Notably, more general
reflections on a given exchange might well work better if top-posted. (03)
> May I, instead, ask posters to think of your readers more, when making your
>post ... and that (if considered a rule at all) might already suffice. (04)
Probably as good a general rule as any! (05)
-chris (06)
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