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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: trimming / bottom posting

From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2004-01-30

>> I would vote for top posting, i was told in the past to bottom post and
>> so
>> i did.
>> Still i find it inconvenient and would like to see how the others think.
>
> You still need to cut the 100+ trailing lines off anyway, so it's no
> extra work to do that, then bottom-post, which should all be visible
> on the screen.
>

The top posting in not for the convenience of the poster, it is for the
convenience of the reader.
If the mail is short enough, ok, you can see all on the screen.
But if it is more than one page (or one half depending on mail software)
you need to scroll
any mail you want to read down.
I read more posts than i write, as does anyone, so i would rather have
convenience in reading many mails
a day, rather than just not reading at all posts with a topic not so
interesting.
The only advantage of bottom post so far is "logical order" which is
doubtful, as normal (non-list)
emails are normally answered on top too?

I will do as the majority (or the owner) says, but i also will voice my
different opinion.

ST