[access-uk] Re: Top Posting to this list
- From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 13:10:20 +0100
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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