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Re: Post replies at the top!
Most NGs still adhere to that OLD custom of bottom posting, though this
isn't one of them. It's amazing what a sensitive subject it is with those geriatric retirement home posters. The problem is, they can't remember from post to post what transpired and have to re-re-re-read every post, IN ORDER, or they get very confused and resort to name calling. See Webster's for "Alzheimer's". SB wrote: > I had a guy in another newsgroup tell me that it was proper etiquette to > bottom post. > I told him he was a moron!! > -- __________________________________________________ _________ tw 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5" 01 XJ Sport There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) __________________________________________________ _________ |
Re: Post replies at the top!
Most NGs still adhere to that OLD custom of bottom posting, though this
isn't one of them. It's amazing what a sensitive subject it is with those geriatric retirement home posters. The problem is, they can't remember from post to post what transpired and have to re-re-re-read every post, IN ORDER, or they get very confused and resort to name calling. See Webster's for "Alzheimer's". SB wrote: > I had a guy in another newsgroup tell me that it was proper etiquette to > bottom post. > I told him he was a moron!! > -- __________________________________________________ _________ tw 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5" 01 XJ Sport There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) __________________________________________________ _________ |
Re: Post replies at the top!
Most NGs still adhere to that OLD custom of bottom posting, though this
isn't one of them. It's amazing what a sensitive subject it is with those geriatric retirement home posters. The problem is, they can't remember from post to post what transpired and have to re-re-re-read every post, IN ORDER, or they get very confused and resort to name calling. See Webster's for "Alzheimer's". SB wrote: > I had a guy in another newsgroup tell me that it was proper etiquette to > bottom post. > I told him he was a moron!! > -- __________________________________________________ _________ tw 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5" 01 XJ Sport There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) __________________________________________________ _________ |
Re: Post replies at the top!
Deffinately post at top, and clean it up if you want, just don't remove
the original, I hate it when I go to look at an answer to a question, but somebody has clipped the question, the heading looks interesting but I don't know what it's about without the original post. "Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote in message news:7u2dnTk2UdWZUJncRVn-rw@comcast.com... > Who wants to scroll through the same message 10 times to read all the > replies because you posted at the bottom of the original text? Take an > example from Bill ------ and Jerry Bransford...post your reply at the top. > Most newsreaders nest the replies under the original anyway, so it's not > like you need a refresher of the topic before reading every reply. > > Oh, and while i'm at it...trim the excess off the quoted text. We don't > need 3 pages of crap tacked on the end of the old message either. People > with grandiose signatures are the main offenders. Every reply adding > another page of nothing but signature, and that of course means you have to > scroll through 4 pages now just to read a one line reply to a post. Yeesh. > /rant > > |
Re: Post replies at the top!
Deffinately post at top, and clean it up if you want, just don't remove
the original, I hate it when I go to look at an answer to a question, but somebody has clipped the question, the heading looks interesting but I don't know what it's about without the original post. "Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote in message news:7u2dnTk2UdWZUJncRVn-rw@comcast.com... > Who wants to scroll through the same message 10 times to read all the > replies because you posted at the bottom of the original text? Take an > example from Bill ------ and Jerry Bransford...post your reply at the top. > Most newsreaders nest the replies under the original anyway, so it's not > like you need a refresher of the topic before reading every reply. > > Oh, and while i'm at it...trim the excess off the quoted text. We don't > need 3 pages of crap tacked on the end of the old message either. People > with grandiose signatures are the main offenders. Every reply adding > another page of nothing but signature, and that of course means you have to > scroll through 4 pages now just to read a one line reply to a post. Yeesh. > /rant > > |
Re: Post replies at the top!
Deffinately post at top, and clean it up if you want, just don't remove
the original, I hate it when I go to look at an answer to a question, but somebody has clipped the question, the heading looks interesting but I don't know what it's about without the original post. "Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote in message news:7u2dnTk2UdWZUJncRVn-rw@comcast.com... > Who wants to scroll through the same message 10 times to read all the > replies because you posted at the bottom of the original text? Take an > example from Bill ------ and Jerry Bransford...post your reply at the top. > Most newsreaders nest the replies under the original anyway, so it's not > like you need a refresher of the topic before reading every reply. > > Oh, and while i'm at it...trim the excess off the quoted text. We don't > need 3 pages of crap tacked on the end of the old message either. People > with grandiose signatures are the main offenders. Every reply adding > another page of nothing but signature, and that of course means you have to > scroll through 4 pages now just to read a one line reply to a post. Yeesh. > /rant > > |
Re: Post replies at the top!
Deffinately post at top, and clean it up if you want, just don't remove
the original, I hate it when I go to look at an answer to a question, but somebody has clipped the question, the heading looks interesting but I don't know what it's about without the original post. "Endo" <me@oh.my> wrote in message news:7u2dnTk2UdWZUJncRVn-rw@comcast.com... > Who wants to scroll through the same message 10 times to read all the > replies because you posted at the bottom of the original text? Take an > example from Bill ------ and Jerry Bransford...post your reply at the top. > Most newsreaders nest the replies under the original anyway, so it's not > like you need a refresher of the topic before reading every reply. > > Oh, and while i'm at it...trim the excess off the quoted text. We don't > need 3 pages of crap tacked on the end of the old message either. People > with grandiose signatures are the main offenders. Every reply adding > another page of nothing but signature, and that of course means you have to > scroll through 4 pages now just to read a one line reply to a post. Yeesh. > /rant > > |
Re: RANT: Post replies at the top!
On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, Endo wrote:
> Who wants to scroll through the same message 10 times to read all the > replies because you posted at the bottom of the original text? Well, no one really, that's why good bottom-posters trim the quoted material. Bottom-posting it is a useful technique when one wants to address specific points in a post. Like this. Top-posting is an excellent technique for one-word answers. > Take an example from Bill ------ and Jerry Bransford...post your reply > at the top. We do this here monthly now, it seems. Some folks are solidly wedded to top-posting, no matter what. Some to bottom posting, same Rockwell number. You might notice that some of us are more flexable and follow what the previous posters have done, and are less likely to rant that _our_ way is the best and only way -- except to say that it makes it easier on all the other readers. In any case, rant away, but don't expect to shift any minds here or elsewhere. Posting styles are close enough to religious tenents to make no difference. > Most newsreaders nest the replies under the original anyway, > so it's not like you need a refresher of the topic before reading every > reply. "Most" is not all. Just because your reader has a function it doesn't mean that the next guy's does -- or that he wants it to. "Why don't you get a real [foo]" is a lame and adolescent taunt, don't you think? |
Re: RANT: Post replies at the top!
On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, Endo wrote:
> Who wants to scroll through the same message 10 times to read all the > replies because you posted at the bottom of the original text? Well, no one really, that's why good bottom-posters trim the quoted material. Bottom-posting it is a useful technique when one wants to address specific points in a post. Like this. Top-posting is an excellent technique for one-word answers. > Take an example from Bill ------ and Jerry Bransford...post your reply > at the top. We do this here monthly now, it seems. Some folks are solidly wedded to top-posting, no matter what. Some to bottom posting, same Rockwell number. You might notice that some of us are more flexable and follow what the previous posters have done, and are less likely to rant that _our_ way is the best and only way -- except to say that it makes it easier on all the other readers. In any case, rant away, but don't expect to shift any minds here or elsewhere. Posting styles are close enough to religious tenents to make no difference. > Most newsreaders nest the replies under the original anyway, > so it's not like you need a refresher of the topic before reading every > reply. "Most" is not all. Just because your reader has a function it doesn't mean that the next guy's does -- or that he wants it to. "Why don't you get a real [foo]" is a lame and adolescent taunt, don't you think? |
Re: RANT: Post replies at the top!
On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, Endo wrote:
> Who wants to scroll through the same message 10 times to read all the > replies because you posted at the bottom of the original text? Well, no one really, that's why good bottom-posters trim the quoted material. Bottom-posting it is a useful technique when one wants to address specific points in a post. Like this. Top-posting is an excellent technique for one-word answers. > Take an example from Bill ------ and Jerry Bransford...post your reply > at the top. We do this here monthly now, it seems. Some folks are solidly wedded to top-posting, no matter what. Some to bottom posting, same Rockwell number. You might notice that some of us are more flexable and follow what the previous posters have done, and are less likely to rant that _our_ way is the best and only way -- except to say that it makes it easier on all the other readers. In any case, rant away, but don't expect to shift any minds here or elsewhere. Posting styles are close enough to religious tenents to make no difference. > Most newsreaders nest the replies under the original anyway, > so it's not like you need a refresher of the topic before reading every > reply. "Most" is not all. Just because your reader has a function it doesn't mean that the next guy's does -- or that he wants it to. "Why don't you get a real [foo]" is a lame and adolescent taunt, don't you think? |
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