the only time I personally bottom-post is if I'm replying in-line, and then I start with a top-post explaining what happening.<br><br>wmm<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Robert Coggins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ale@cogginsnet.com">ale@cogginsnet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I prefer side posting myself... Heavy on the html and if applicable<br>
lots of added javascript.<br>
<br>
OK seriously... I am surprised at the number of people that say they<br>
prefer top posting. I always thought the really geeky wanted bottom<br>
posts. I myself prefer top posting as well. I do not like having to<br>
scroll all over the place to read the content. This is especially nicer<br>
when following a thread from the news group and sorting by thread.<br>
<br>
I like bottom posting if there are several direct points one is replying<br>
to. But as others have said I would hope the original text is cleaned<br>
up and condensed.<br>
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Robert<br>
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Christopher Fowler wrote:<br>
> Okay,<br>
><br>
> I want to open a can of worms :)<br>
><br>
> We have a sales-rep that sent me this response today in regards to a<br>
> link I sent him that<br>
> top-posting is "bad".<br>
><br>
> /*The link you sent me is one opinion but I think top posting is the only way to go since the rest of the Microsoft world does it that way. And, if we like it or not, they are the top dog in the business world. Sounds like The Butter Battle Book written by Dr. Seuss to me.*/<br>
><br>
><br>
> The link I sent:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html" target="_blank">http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html</a><br>
><br>
> Comments? Flames?<br>
><br>
><br>
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