OT: Speaking of "top posting"
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Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
I've been on a plethora of different type boards for many years and the norm
is usually:
1. Top post for a general reply. Most boards/programs default to top-posting
as it creates a chronological sequence of posts from new to old. This is A
LOT more convenient in the elder days when scrolling wasn't as easy as
clicking a mouse button.
2. Only bottom post exclusively if replying to numerous bits of information,
generally from multiplie posters being quoted, whereby it makes
understanding your reply easier by following the previous posts in order.
Again, lots of appropriate snipping is important.
3. Bottom posting is preferred only when used INCLUSIVE to a previous post.
For example, scroll down a tad and I'll use an example within Mike's post.
And I guess now-a-days, as was said, do what everyone else is doing. So long
as people snip accordingly, with the new point-and-click GUI's, it doesn't
really matter in the end.
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41B5F821.15EC1727@sympatico.ca...
> LOL! Figures.
>
> I guess it all depends on where one's background in computers is eh.
Example of inclusive bottom-posting.
> Lee Ayton has it right, follow the norm in the group or that thread. I
> try to post that way, if the whole thread is bottom I follow otherwise I
> top post here.
Yes, I agree.
> Mike
Mike Smells! ;p
--
griffin
'85 Jeep CJ-7
'97 Toyota Corolla SD
is usually:
1. Top post for a general reply. Most boards/programs default to top-posting
as it creates a chronological sequence of posts from new to old. This is A
LOT more convenient in the elder days when scrolling wasn't as easy as
clicking a mouse button.
2. Only bottom post exclusively if replying to numerous bits of information,
generally from multiplie posters being quoted, whereby it makes
understanding your reply easier by following the previous posts in order.
Again, lots of appropriate snipping is important.
3. Bottom posting is preferred only when used INCLUSIVE to a previous post.
For example, scroll down a tad and I'll use an example within Mike's post.
And I guess now-a-days, as was said, do what everyone else is doing. So long
as people snip accordingly, with the new point-and-click GUI's, it doesn't
really matter in the end.
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41B5F821.15EC1727@sympatico.ca...
> LOL! Figures.
>
> I guess it all depends on where one's background in computers is eh.
Example of inclusive bottom-posting.
> Lee Ayton has it right, follow the norm in the group or that thread. I
> try to post that way, if the whole thread is bottom I follow otherwise I
> top post here.
Yes, I agree.
> Mike
Mike Smells! ;p
--
griffin
'85 Jeep CJ-7
'97 Toyota Corolla SD
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Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
All the reason to top post, lol.
"Patrick" <patrick@leclone.com> wrote in message
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> MACINTOSH will bottom post... by default too.
>
> --
> LE CLONE
>
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> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41B5E157.3885AE32@sympatico.ca...
> > I come from the BBS days and top posting was the way to go. I think the
> > 'old timers' you are talking about were really just internet 'newbies'
> > that jumped on the band wagon so they missed the pre internet days and
> > made up their own way.
> >
> > I think that is one reason there are two schools for the 'proper' way to
> > do it.
> >
> > Even take the commercial newsreaders like Netscape, they default to
> > proper top posting, you have to muck around with settings to bottom
> > post.
> >
> > My $0.02,
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Mike Albanese wrote:
> > >
> > > JimG wrote:
> > > > I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine,
and
> was
> > > > scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most.
> What's
> > > > the proper method?
> > >
> > > I'm mostly a lurker here, but I'm firmly in the bottom-poster camp. If
> > > quoted text is properly edited (see above), it doesn't require
scrolling
> > > by the reader. My computer is on all day, but I'm in and out of
Usenet,
> > > doing other things. Whenever I finish reading a group, I mark all the
> > > messages "read" so that when I return later, only the new messages
show
> > > up on my screen. Bottom-posting allows me to quickly pick up on where
> > > each thread's discussion was headed during my last visit. And since I
> > > frequent many other newsgroups during the day, most of which are
> > > bottom-posted, I don't want to be switching my style back and forth,
or
> > > trying to remember which style goes with each group. There is a reason
> > > why standards are a Good Thing, even if they are unwritten standards.
> > >
> > > Many of the "elders" who have been posting on Usenet for years are
> > > strong advocates of bottom-posting, and if it's good enough for the
> > > folks who got this whole thing started, it's plenty good enough for
me.
> > > But then, I've always been kind of a stickler for tradition. That's a
> > > big reason why I drive a Jeep Wrangler, and why I won't ever be buying
> > > any of those new things with Benz-style headlights, etc.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > --
> > > (for email address, change 'pacific' to 'atlantic')
>
>
"Patrick" <patrick@leclone.com> wrote in message
news:iCltd.19355$l%5.869822@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> MACINTOSH will bottom post... by default too.
>
> --
> LE CLONE
>
> 279 Notre-Dame
> Gatineau, Qc
> J8P 1K6
> (819) 643-0511
> SANS FRAIS 1 888 643 0511
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>
> patrick@leclone.com
> www.leclone.com
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41B5E157.3885AE32@sympatico.ca...
> > I come from the BBS days and top posting was the way to go. I think the
> > 'old timers' you are talking about were really just internet 'newbies'
> > that jumped on the band wagon so they missed the pre internet days and
> > made up their own way.
> >
> > I think that is one reason there are two schools for the 'proper' way to
> > do it.
> >
> > Even take the commercial newsreaders like Netscape, they default to
> > proper top posting, you have to muck around with settings to bottom
> > post.
> >
> > My $0.02,
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Mike Albanese wrote:
> > >
> > > JimG wrote:
> > > > I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine,
and
> was
> > > > scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most.
> What's
> > > > the proper method?
> > >
> > > I'm mostly a lurker here, but I'm firmly in the bottom-poster camp. If
> > > quoted text is properly edited (see above), it doesn't require
scrolling
> > > by the reader. My computer is on all day, but I'm in and out of
Usenet,
> > > doing other things. Whenever I finish reading a group, I mark all the
> > > messages "read" so that when I return later, only the new messages
show
> > > up on my screen. Bottom-posting allows me to quickly pick up on where
> > > each thread's discussion was headed during my last visit. And since I
> > > frequent many other newsgroups during the day, most of which are
> > > bottom-posted, I don't want to be switching my style back and forth,
or
> > > trying to remember which style goes with each group. There is a reason
> > > why standards are a Good Thing, even if they are unwritten standards.
> > >
> > > Many of the "elders" who have been posting on Usenet for years are
> > > strong advocates of bottom-posting, and if it's good enough for the
> > > folks who got this whole thing started, it's plenty good enough for
me.
> > > But then, I've always been kind of a stickler for tradition. That's a
> > > big reason why I drive a Jeep Wrangler, and why I won't ever be buying
> > > any of those new things with Benz-style headlights, etc.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > --
> > > (for email address, change 'pacific' to 'atlantic')
>
>
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Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
All the reason to top post, lol.
"Patrick" <patrick@leclone.com> wrote in message
news:iCltd.19355$l%5.869822@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> MACINTOSH will bottom post... by default too.
>
> --
> LE CLONE
>
> 279 Notre-Dame
> Gatineau, Qc
> J8P 1K6
> (819) 643-0511
> SANS FRAIS 1 888 643 0511
> NOUVEAU REVENDEUR AUTORISEE SERVICE INTERNET
>
> patrick@leclone.com
> www.leclone.com
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41B5E157.3885AE32@sympatico.ca...
> > I come from the BBS days and top posting was the way to go. I think the
> > 'old timers' you are talking about were really just internet 'newbies'
> > that jumped on the band wagon so they missed the pre internet days and
> > made up their own way.
> >
> > I think that is one reason there are two schools for the 'proper' way to
> > do it.
> >
> > Even take the commercial newsreaders like Netscape, they default to
> > proper top posting, you have to muck around with settings to bottom
> > post.
> >
> > My $0.02,
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Mike Albanese wrote:
> > >
> > > JimG wrote:
> > > > I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine,
and
> was
> > > > scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most.
> What's
> > > > the proper method?
> > >
> > > I'm mostly a lurker here, but I'm firmly in the bottom-poster camp. If
> > > quoted text is properly edited (see above), it doesn't require
scrolling
> > > by the reader. My computer is on all day, but I'm in and out of
Usenet,
> > > doing other things. Whenever I finish reading a group, I mark all the
> > > messages "read" so that when I return later, only the new messages
show
> > > up on my screen. Bottom-posting allows me to quickly pick up on where
> > > each thread's discussion was headed during my last visit. And since I
> > > frequent many other newsgroups during the day, most of which are
> > > bottom-posted, I don't want to be switching my style back and forth,
or
> > > trying to remember which style goes with each group. There is a reason
> > > why standards are a Good Thing, even if they are unwritten standards.
> > >
> > > Many of the "elders" who have been posting on Usenet for years are
> > > strong advocates of bottom-posting, and if it's good enough for the
> > > folks who got this whole thing started, it's plenty good enough for
me.
> > > But then, I've always been kind of a stickler for tradition. That's a
> > > big reason why I drive a Jeep Wrangler, and why I won't ever be buying
> > > any of those new things with Benz-style headlights, etc.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > --
> > > (for email address, change 'pacific' to 'atlantic')
>
>
"Patrick" <patrick@leclone.com> wrote in message
news:iCltd.19355$l%5.869822@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> MACINTOSH will bottom post... by default too.
>
> --
> LE CLONE
>
> 279 Notre-Dame
> Gatineau, Qc
> J8P 1K6
> (819) 643-0511
> SANS FRAIS 1 888 643 0511
> NOUVEAU REVENDEUR AUTORISEE SERVICE INTERNET
>
> patrick@leclone.com
> www.leclone.com
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41B5E157.3885AE32@sympatico.ca...
> > I come from the BBS days and top posting was the way to go. I think the
> > 'old timers' you are talking about were really just internet 'newbies'
> > that jumped on the band wagon so they missed the pre internet days and
> > made up their own way.
> >
> > I think that is one reason there are two schools for the 'proper' way to
> > do it.
> >
> > Even take the commercial newsreaders like Netscape, they default to
> > proper top posting, you have to muck around with settings to bottom
> > post.
> >
> > My $0.02,
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Mike Albanese wrote:
> > >
> > > JimG wrote:
> > > > I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine,
and
> was
> > > > scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most.
> What's
> > > > the proper method?
> > >
> > > I'm mostly a lurker here, but I'm firmly in the bottom-poster camp. If
> > > quoted text is properly edited (see above), it doesn't require
scrolling
> > > by the reader. My computer is on all day, but I'm in and out of
Usenet,
> > > doing other things. Whenever I finish reading a group, I mark all the
> > > messages "read" so that when I return later, only the new messages
show
> > > up on my screen. Bottom-posting allows me to quickly pick up on where
> > > each thread's discussion was headed during my last visit. And since I
> > > frequent many other newsgroups during the day, most of which are
> > > bottom-posted, I don't want to be switching my style back and forth,
or
> > > trying to remember which style goes with each group. There is a reason
> > > why standards are a Good Thing, even if they are unwritten standards.
> > >
> > > Many of the "elders" who have been posting on Usenet for years are
> > > strong advocates of bottom-posting, and if it's good enough for the
> > > folks who got this whole thing started, it's plenty good enough for
me.
> > > But then, I've always been kind of a stickler for tradition. That's a
> > > big reason why I drive a Jeep Wrangler, and why I won't ever be buying
> > > any of those new things with Benz-style headlights, etc.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > --
> > > (for email address, change 'pacific' to 'atlantic')
>
>
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Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
All the reason to top post, lol.
"Patrick" <patrick@leclone.com> wrote in message
news:iCltd.19355$l%5.869822@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> MACINTOSH will bottom post... by default too.
>
> --
> LE CLONE
>
> 279 Notre-Dame
> Gatineau, Qc
> J8P 1K6
> (819) 643-0511
> SANS FRAIS 1 888 643 0511
> NOUVEAU REVENDEUR AUTORISEE SERVICE INTERNET
>
> patrick@leclone.com
> www.leclone.com
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41B5E157.3885AE32@sympatico.ca...
> > I come from the BBS days and top posting was the way to go. I think the
> > 'old timers' you are talking about were really just internet 'newbies'
> > that jumped on the band wagon so they missed the pre internet days and
> > made up their own way.
> >
> > I think that is one reason there are two schools for the 'proper' way to
> > do it.
> >
> > Even take the commercial newsreaders like Netscape, they default to
> > proper top posting, you have to muck around with settings to bottom
> > post.
> >
> > My $0.02,
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Mike Albanese wrote:
> > >
> > > JimG wrote:
> > > > I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine,
and
> was
> > > > scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most.
> What's
> > > > the proper method?
> > >
> > > I'm mostly a lurker here, but I'm firmly in the bottom-poster camp. If
> > > quoted text is properly edited (see above), it doesn't require
scrolling
> > > by the reader. My computer is on all day, but I'm in and out of
Usenet,
> > > doing other things. Whenever I finish reading a group, I mark all the
> > > messages "read" so that when I return later, only the new messages
show
> > > up on my screen. Bottom-posting allows me to quickly pick up on where
> > > each thread's discussion was headed during my last visit. And since I
> > > frequent many other newsgroups during the day, most of which are
> > > bottom-posted, I don't want to be switching my style back and forth,
or
> > > trying to remember which style goes with each group. There is a reason
> > > why standards are a Good Thing, even if they are unwritten standards.
> > >
> > > Many of the "elders" who have been posting on Usenet for years are
> > > strong advocates of bottom-posting, and if it's good enough for the
> > > folks who got this whole thing started, it's plenty good enough for
me.
> > > But then, I've always been kind of a stickler for tradition. That's a
> > > big reason why I drive a Jeep Wrangler, and why I won't ever be buying
> > > any of those new things with Benz-style headlights, etc.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > --
> > > (for email address, change 'pacific' to 'atlantic')
>
>
"Patrick" <patrick@leclone.com> wrote in message
news:iCltd.19355$l%5.869822@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> MACINTOSH will bottom post... by default too.
>
> --
> LE CLONE
>
> 279 Notre-Dame
> Gatineau, Qc
> J8P 1K6
> (819) 643-0511
> SANS FRAIS 1 888 643 0511
> NOUVEAU REVENDEUR AUTORISEE SERVICE INTERNET
>
> patrick@leclone.com
> www.leclone.com
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41B5E157.3885AE32@sympatico.ca...
> > I come from the BBS days and top posting was the way to go. I think the
> > 'old timers' you are talking about were really just internet 'newbies'
> > that jumped on the band wagon so they missed the pre internet days and
> > made up their own way.
> >
> > I think that is one reason there are two schools for the 'proper' way to
> > do it.
> >
> > Even take the commercial newsreaders like Netscape, they default to
> > proper top posting, you have to muck around with settings to bottom
> > post.
> >
> > My $0.02,
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Mike Albanese wrote:
> > >
> > > JimG wrote:
> > > > I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine,
and
> was
> > > > scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most.
> What's
> > > > the proper method?
> > >
> > > I'm mostly a lurker here, but I'm firmly in the bottom-poster camp. If
> > > quoted text is properly edited (see above), it doesn't require
scrolling
> > > by the reader. My computer is on all day, but I'm in and out of
Usenet,
> > > doing other things. Whenever I finish reading a group, I mark all the
> > > messages "read" so that when I return later, only the new messages
show
> > > up on my screen. Bottom-posting allows me to quickly pick up on where
> > > each thread's discussion was headed during my last visit. And since I
> > > frequent many other newsgroups during the day, most of which are
> > > bottom-posted, I don't want to be switching my style back and forth,
or
> > > trying to remember which style goes with each group. There is a reason
> > > why standards are a Good Thing, even if they are unwritten standards.
> > >
> > > Many of the "elders" who have been posting on Usenet for years are
> > > strong advocates of bottom-posting, and if it's good enough for the
> > > folks who got this whole thing started, it's plenty good enough for
me.
> > > But then, I've always been kind of a stickler for tradition. That's a
> > > big reason why I drive a Jeep Wrangler, and why I won't ever be buying
> > > any of those new things with Benz-style headlights, etc.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > --
> > > (for email address, change 'pacific' to 'atlantic')
>
>
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Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
Given a choice it is top posting for me for all the reasons stated in this
thread. I will bottom post only if I know that I will be vilified if I
don't. I consider interleaving a separate method (and I do not consider it
to be a form of bottom posting) to be used when responding specifically to
certain sentences. I really wish that top posting was the broad norm....
I really become annoyed at scrolling down through all the repetitive gook
when I am reading a dozen posts all on the same topic. It gets my scroll
finger achy too.
What I like is to click on a post, see what new is added, and then decide to
reply or move on, just like that. Bam Bam Bam.
Tomes
"griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:6xotd.435516$Pl.188217@pd7tw1no...
> I've been on a plethora of different type boards for many years and the
norm
> is usually:
> 1. Top post for a general reply. Most boards/programs default to
top-posting
> as it creates a chronological sequence of posts from new to old. This is A
> LOT more convenient in the elder days when scrolling wasn't as easy as
> clicking a mouse button.
>
> 2. Only bottom post exclusively if replying to numerous bits of
information,
> generally from multiplie posters being quoted, whereby it makes
> understanding your reply easier by following the previous posts in order.
> Again, lots of appropriate snipping is important.
>
> 3. Bottom posting is preferred only when used INCLUSIVE to a previous
post.
> For example, scroll down a tad and I'll use an example within Mike's post.
>
> And I guess now-a-days, as was said, do what everyone else is doing. So
long
> as people snip accordingly, with the new point-and-click GUI's, it doesn't
> really matter in the end.
>
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41B5F821.15EC1727@sympatico.ca...
> > LOL! Figures.
> >
> > I guess it all depends on where one's background in computers is eh.
>
> Example of inclusive bottom-posting.
>
> > Lee Ayton has it right, follow the norm in the group or that thread. I
> > try to post that way, if the whole thread is bottom I follow otherwise I
> > top post here.
>
> Yes, I agree.
>
>
> > Mike
>
> Mike Smells! ;p
>
> --
> griffin
> '85 Jeep CJ-7
> '97 Toyota Corolla SD
>
>
thread. I will bottom post only if I know that I will be vilified if I
don't. I consider interleaving a separate method (and I do not consider it
to be a form of bottom posting) to be used when responding specifically to
certain sentences. I really wish that top posting was the broad norm....
I really become annoyed at scrolling down through all the repetitive gook
when I am reading a dozen posts all on the same topic. It gets my scroll
finger achy too.
What I like is to click on a post, see what new is added, and then decide to
reply or move on, just like that. Bam Bam Bam.
Tomes
"griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:6xotd.435516$Pl.188217@pd7tw1no...
> I've been on a plethora of different type boards for many years and the
norm
> is usually:
> 1. Top post for a general reply. Most boards/programs default to
top-posting
> as it creates a chronological sequence of posts from new to old. This is A
> LOT more convenient in the elder days when scrolling wasn't as easy as
> clicking a mouse button.
>
> 2. Only bottom post exclusively if replying to numerous bits of
information,
> generally from multiplie posters being quoted, whereby it makes
> understanding your reply easier by following the previous posts in order.
> Again, lots of appropriate snipping is important.
>
> 3. Bottom posting is preferred only when used INCLUSIVE to a previous
post.
> For example, scroll down a tad and I'll use an example within Mike's post.
>
> And I guess now-a-days, as was said, do what everyone else is doing. So
long
> as people snip accordingly, with the new point-and-click GUI's, it doesn't
> really matter in the end.
>
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41B5F821.15EC1727@sympatico.ca...
> > LOL! Figures.
> >
> > I guess it all depends on where one's background in computers is eh.
>
> Example of inclusive bottom-posting.
>
> > Lee Ayton has it right, follow the norm in the group or that thread. I
> > try to post that way, if the whole thread is bottom I follow otherwise I
> > top post here.
>
> Yes, I agree.
>
>
> > Mike
>
> Mike Smells! ;p
>
> --
> griffin
> '85 Jeep CJ-7
> '97 Toyota Corolla SD
>
>
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Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
Given a choice it is top posting for me for all the reasons stated in this
thread. I will bottom post only if I know that I will be vilified if I
don't. I consider interleaving a separate method (and I do not consider it
to be a form of bottom posting) to be used when responding specifically to
certain sentences. I really wish that top posting was the broad norm....
I really become annoyed at scrolling down through all the repetitive gook
when I am reading a dozen posts all on the same topic. It gets my scroll
finger achy too.
What I like is to click on a post, see what new is added, and then decide to
reply or move on, just like that. Bam Bam Bam.
Tomes
"griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:6xotd.435516$Pl.188217@pd7tw1no...
> I've been on a plethora of different type boards for many years and the
norm
> is usually:
> 1. Top post for a general reply. Most boards/programs default to
top-posting
> as it creates a chronological sequence of posts from new to old. This is A
> LOT more convenient in the elder days when scrolling wasn't as easy as
> clicking a mouse button.
>
> 2. Only bottom post exclusively if replying to numerous bits of
information,
> generally from multiplie posters being quoted, whereby it makes
> understanding your reply easier by following the previous posts in order.
> Again, lots of appropriate snipping is important.
>
> 3. Bottom posting is preferred only when used INCLUSIVE to a previous
post.
> For example, scroll down a tad and I'll use an example within Mike's post.
>
> And I guess now-a-days, as was said, do what everyone else is doing. So
long
> as people snip accordingly, with the new point-and-click GUI's, it doesn't
> really matter in the end.
>
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41B5F821.15EC1727@sympatico.ca...
> > LOL! Figures.
> >
> > I guess it all depends on where one's background in computers is eh.
>
> Example of inclusive bottom-posting.
>
> > Lee Ayton has it right, follow the norm in the group or that thread. I
> > try to post that way, if the whole thread is bottom I follow otherwise I
> > top post here.
>
> Yes, I agree.
>
>
> > Mike
>
> Mike Smells! ;p
>
> --
> griffin
> '85 Jeep CJ-7
> '97 Toyota Corolla SD
>
>
thread. I will bottom post only if I know that I will be vilified if I
don't. I consider interleaving a separate method (and I do not consider it
to be a form of bottom posting) to be used when responding specifically to
certain sentences. I really wish that top posting was the broad norm....
I really become annoyed at scrolling down through all the repetitive gook
when I am reading a dozen posts all on the same topic. It gets my scroll
finger achy too.
What I like is to click on a post, see what new is added, and then decide to
reply or move on, just like that. Bam Bam Bam.
Tomes
"griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:6xotd.435516$Pl.188217@pd7tw1no...
> I've been on a plethora of different type boards for many years and the
norm
> is usually:
> 1. Top post for a general reply. Most boards/programs default to
top-posting
> as it creates a chronological sequence of posts from new to old. This is A
> LOT more convenient in the elder days when scrolling wasn't as easy as
> clicking a mouse button.
>
> 2. Only bottom post exclusively if replying to numerous bits of
information,
> generally from multiplie posters being quoted, whereby it makes
> understanding your reply easier by following the previous posts in order.
> Again, lots of appropriate snipping is important.
>
> 3. Bottom posting is preferred only when used INCLUSIVE to a previous
post.
> For example, scroll down a tad and I'll use an example within Mike's post.
>
> And I guess now-a-days, as was said, do what everyone else is doing. So
long
> as people snip accordingly, with the new point-and-click GUI's, it doesn't
> really matter in the end.
>
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41B5F821.15EC1727@sympatico.ca...
> > LOL! Figures.
> >
> > I guess it all depends on where one's background in computers is eh.
>
> Example of inclusive bottom-posting.
>
> > Lee Ayton has it right, follow the norm in the group or that thread. I
> > try to post that way, if the whole thread is bottom I follow otherwise I
> > top post here.
>
> Yes, I agree.
>
>
> > Mike
>
> Mike Smells! ;p
>
> --
> griffin
> '85 Jeep CJ-7
> '97 Toyota Corolla SD
>
>
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Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
Given a choice it is top posting for me for all the reasons stated in this
thread. I will bottom post only if I know that I will be vilified if I
don't. I consider interleaving a separate method (and I do not consider it
to be a form of bottom posting) to be used when responding specifically to
certain sentences. I really wish that top posting was the broad norm....
I really become annoyed at scrolling down through all the repetitive gook
when I am reading a dozen posts all on the same topic. It gets my scroll
finger achy too.
What I like is to click on a post, see what new is added, and then decide to
reply or move on, just like that. Bam Bam Bam.
Tomes
"griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:6xotd.435516$Pl.188217@pd7tw1no...
> I've been on a plethora of different type boards for many years and the
norm
> is usually:
> 1. Top post for a general reply. Most boards/programs default to
top-posting
> as it creates a chronological sequence of posts from new to old. This is A
> LOT more convenient in the elder days when scrolling wasn't as easy as
> clicking a mouse button.
>
> 2. Only bottom post exclusively if replying to numerous bits of
information,
> generally from multiplie posters being quoted, whereby it makes
> understanding your reply easier by following the previous posts in order.
> Again, lots of appropriate snipping is important.
>
> 3. Bottom posting is preferred only when used INCLUSIVE to a previous
post.
> For example, scroll down a tad and I'll use an example within Mike's post.
>
> And I guess now-a-days, as was said, do what everyone else is doing. So
long
> as people snip accordingly, with the new point-and-click GUI's, it doesn't
> really matter in the end.
>
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41B5F821.15EC1727@sympatico.ca...
> > LOL! Figures.
> >
> > I guess it all depends on where one's background in computers is eh.
>
> Example of inclusive bottom-posting.
>
> > Lee Ayton has it right, follow the norm in the group or that thread. I
> > try to post that way, if the whole thread is bottom I follow otherwise I
> > top post here.
>
> Yes, I agree.
>
>
> > Mike
>
> Mike Smells! ;p
>
> --
> griffin
> '85 Jeep CJ-7
> '97 Toyota Corolla SD
>
>
thread. I will bottom post only if I know that I will be vilified if I
don't. I consider interleaving a separate method (and I do not consider it
to be a form of bottom posting) to be used when responding specifically to
certain sentences. I really wish that top posting was the broad norm....
I really become annoyed at scrolling down through all the repetitive gook
when I am reading a dozen posts all on the same topic. It gets my scroll
finger achy too.
What I like is to click on a post, see what new is added, and then decide to
reply or move on, just like that. Bam Bam Bam.
Tomes
"griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:6xotd.435516$Pl.188217@pd7tw1no...
> I've been on a plethora of different type boards for many years and the
norm
> is usually:
> 1. Top post for a general reply. Most boards/programs default to
top-posting
> as it creates a chronological sequence of posts from new to old. This is A
> LOT more convenient in the elder days when scrolling wasn't as easy as
> clicking a mouse button.
>
> 2. Only bottom post exclusively if replying to numerous bits of
information,
> generally from multiplie posters being quoted, whereby it makes
> understanding your reply easier by following the previous posts in order.
> Again, lots of appropriate snipping is important.
>
> 3. Bottom posting is preferred only when used INCLUSIVE to a previous
post.
> For example, scroll down a tad and I'll use an example within Mike's post.
>
> And I guess now-a-days, as was said, do what everyone else is doing. So
long
> as people snip accordingly, with the new point-and-click GUI's, it doesn't
> really matter in the end.
>
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41B5F821.15EC1727@sympatico.ca...
> > LOL! Figures.
> >
> > I guess it all depends on where one's background in computers is eh.
>
> Example of inclusive bottom-posting.
>
> > Lee Ayton has it right, follow the norm in the group or that thread. I
> > try to post that way, if the whole thread is bottom I follow otherwise I
> > top post here.
>
> Yes, I agree.
>
>
> > Mike
>
> Mike Smells! ;p
>
> --
> griffin
> '85 Jeep CJ-7
> '97 Toyota Corolla SD
>
>
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Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
JimG says...
> I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine, and was
> scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most. What's
> the proper method?
[snip]
It varies from group to group, and in my unsolicited opinion is similar to
toilet paper rolls..... do they go over, or do they go under?
Whether you choose to top-post or bottom-post is not nearly so important as
taking a few seconds to TRIM DOWN THE FREAKING QUOTE. Nobody wants to see
several days' worth of quoted material in every post in a thread.
--
Dale Beckett
> I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine, and was
> scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most. What's
> the proper method?
[snip]
It varies from group to group, and in my unsolicited opinion is similar to
toilet paper rolls..... do they go over, or do they go under?
Whether you choose to top-post or bottom-post is not nearly so important as
taking a few seconds to TRIM DOWN THE FREAKING QUOTE. Nobody wants to see
several days' worth of quoted material in every post in a thread.
--
Dale Beckett
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Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
JimG says...
> I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine, and was
> scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most. What's
> the proper method?
[snip]
It varies from group to group, and in my unsolicited opinion is similar to
toilet paper rolls..... do they go over, or do they go under?
Whether you choose to top-post or bottom-post is not nearly so important as
taking a few seconds to TRIM DOWN THE FREAKING QUOTE. Nobody wants to see
several days' worth of quoted material in every post in a thread.
--
Dale Beckett
> I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine, and was
> scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most. What's
> the proper method?
[snip]
It varies from group to group, and in my unsolicited opinion is similar to
toilet paper rolls..... do they go over, or do they go under?
Whether you choose to top-post or bottom-post is not nearly so important as
taking a few seconds to TRIM DOWN THE FREAKING QUOTE. Nobody wants to see
several days' worth of quoted material in every post in a thread.
--
Dale Beckett
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Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
JimG says...
> I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine, and was
> scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most. What's
> the proper method?
[snip]
It varies from group to group, and in my unsolicited opinion is similar to
toilet paper rolls..... do they go over, or do they go under?
Whether you choose to top-post or bottom-post is not nearly so important as
taking a few seconds to TRIM DOWN THE FREAKING QUOTE. Nobody wants to see
several days' worth of quoted material in every post in a thread.
--
Dale Beckett
> I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine, and was
> scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most. What's
> the proper method?
[snip]
It varies from group to group, and in my unsolicited opinion is similar to
toilet paper rolls..... do they go over, or do they go under?
Whether you choose to top-post or bottom-post is not nearly so important as
taking a few seconds to TRIM DOWN THE FREAKING QUOTE. Nobody wants to see
several days' worth of quoted material in every post in a thread.
--
Dale Beckett