Top-posting

[Michael A. Yetto]

On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:53:28 +0100
Andrew Gallagher <andrewg at andrewg.com> wrote:

>On 27/04/16 16:48, Robert J. Hansen wrote:
>>> What is the matter with top posting? 
>> 
>> A: Yes.  Just not top-posting.
>> Q: Are both allowed here?
>> 
>> A: Quote a few lines, write your response to those few lines,
>> quote a few lines, write your response, and so on. This is
>> called inline-posting. Q: What if it's a long message?
>> 
>> A: Quote as much of the material as you need for context,
>> place it at the top of the message, and write your response
>> beneath it. This is called bottom-posting.
>> Q: So what should I do instead?
>> 
>> A: Normally the stuff preceding text is relevant to what
>> comes after it. When you top-post, the following text is
>> relevant to what precedes it. It's reversed.
>> Q: What do you mean?
>> 
>> A: It reverses the usual flow of reading.
>> Q: What's the problem with top-posting?
>
>I am SO going to shamelessly steal this.
>

Everyone is going to steal this.

It should probably be released under a Creative Commons license.


Mike Yetto
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