[NTLUG:Discuss] Top Posting

[Steve Baker]

I'm unashamedly a top poster.  Why?

In most situations, I'm reading my email in chronological order.  So, if 
there is post A, and reply B, then comes another reply, C
then I've almost certainly read A and B when C shows up.  So I need C to 
be at the top so I don't have to keep scrolling to the bottom all the time.

On the VERY rare occasion where I've missed A or B, I can still scroll 
to the bottom and read them - but 99% of the time I don't have to.

OTOH, if people bottom post then EVERY SINGLE BLOODY TIME - I have to 
scroll to the bottom - except for the uber-rare case where I missed 
something along the way.

On the grounds of efficiency and minimal scrolling effort - top posting 
wins every time.

   -- Steve


MadHat Unspecific wrote:
> A3: Please.
> Q3: Should I avoid top posting on this mailing list?
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> A2: Because, by reversing the order of a conversation, it leaves the
>      reader without much context, and makes them read a message in an
>      unnatural order.
> Q2: Why is top posting irritating?
>
> A1: It is the practice of putting your reply to a message before the
>      quoted message, instead of after the (trimmed) message.
> Q1: What is top posting?
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