On 30 Jan 2004, at 15:14, Stefan Trethan wrote:
the thought that engendered the reply.
without reading the original. Thus, it is necessary to page down
anyway to read the original thought and then page back up
to read the reply in context.
I prefer keeping things in logical order (for English);
reading left to right & top to bottom........
Wonder what a poll would show??
cheers,
johnd
"Life isn't like a box of chocolates ... it's more like a jar of
jalapenos. What you do today might burn your butt tomorrow. "
> trimming is a good idea, but bottom posting?Yep. Please post reply immediately following
the thought that engendered the reply.
> im my mail software i see the top of the mail first, and have toBut, some of us cannot always know what the reply is about
> scroll down so often to see the reply.
without reading the original. Thus, it is necessary to page down
anyway to read the original thought and then page back up
to read the reply in context.
I prefer keeping things in logical order (for English);
reading left to right & top to bottom........
> I would vote for top posting,One vote to the opposite.
Wonder what a poll would show??
>i was told in the past to bottom postWhat is convenient varies by person, I guess. YMMV.
> and so i did. Still i find it inconvenient and would like to see how
> the others think.
cheers,
johnd
"Life isn't like a box of chocolates ... it's more like a jar of
jalapenos. What you do today might burn your butt tomorrow. "