[huskerlug] Re: Replies: Above or Below?

I tend to top post any more unless I am replying inline.  I find that 
bottom posting for the most part annoys me any more (not that I am 
expecting people to change, I just prefer the top posts).   If it is a 
complex or exceptionally lengthy reply (on several topics) inline makes 
more sense because you break it up on a point by point basis.  If it is 
a quicker reply or a reply to the thread in general I top post.  If 
there is something that isn't clear I can reread the thread below but if 
I've managed to follow the conversation so far I don't have to scroll 
down to find where the reply begins and read from there.
    Sam Tetherow

Gabe Ives wrote:
> Spencer Janssen wrote:
>   
>> In most technical circles, bottom posting is considered the Right Thing.
>>     
>
> Yes, bottom (or if appropriate in-line) posting is the proper 
> etiquette.  It allows you to see who is replying to who (in the case of 
> multiple readers/contributors) and what they are referring to.  Only 
> time I think top posting is appropriate is like for a forward, where one 
> might say "hey read this below".
>
> Having said that, I think the majority of internet users top post, and 
> the proper etiquette of bottom (or in-line) posting has stuck only with 
> us that have been around before most.  I say that feeling like I'm old, 
> but am only 33.
>
> I try to bottom or in-line post to anything public, but e-mail to close 
> friends and family, I go back and forth (almost all of them top 
> post...so I look like the weird one, even though it's technically proper 
> etiquette).
>
> Gabe
>
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