[access-uk] Re: Top Posting to this list

DJ Mods and others, before things are ruled "out of hand" I'll make
one or two observations.

First, top posting has rarely been an issue here in the years I've
been on list.

Second, wouldn't it be nice if we could start the body of our messages
with an agreed none alphabetic character?  Trouble is, if anyone
agrees tit would be a good idea, we'd spend for ever arguing about it!

Brendan Magil spoke a lot of sense in his message, and so many of
these threads that go on and on get ridiculously long.



From Ray
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George isn't this getting abit out of hand?

Dj Paddy
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 8:17 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top Posting to this list


Craig Bellamy strikes again.  Referee!
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Derek Hornby
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 1:10 PM
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: Top Posting to this list


  Hi John

  >It is much easier to follow with top posting; if the person thinks
it is
  >necessary to add context from an earlier note , then addict, with
lines
  >saying "quote start" and "quote en".

  The only problem  with quoting, is when there is far too much
quoted.

  Top-posting makes posts incomprehensible.
  Why?
  Because  In normal conversations, one does not answer to something
that
has
  not yet been said. So it is unclear to reply to the top, whilst the
original
  message is at the bottom. also  consider a book is normally read
from top
  to bottom. Top-posting forces one to stray from this convention:
Reading
  some at the top, skipping to the bottom to read the question, and
going
back
  to the top to continue.


  I think  the real reason why  some people like top posting they are
  too  lazy to  cut and  snip irrelevant text.
  Do most blind people eat there dinner with their fingers, on the
grounds
  it's easier  than using a knive and fork?

  So just because  a task is easer,  doens t make it  better.
  Regards,
  Derek

  e-mail: derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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