On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 5:19 AM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: arch-general-bounces@archlinux.org on behalf of Jeffrey Lynn Parke Jr. Sent: Fri 12/16/2011 05:03
I don't really think that people put any conscious thought into if they should top or bottom post. A majority of mail clients and the aforementioned Gmail default to top posting. What I would like to know is why is this the common practice. [snip]
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I can explain the reason why :p.
In the office they file that way. Old sheets are under new sheets. It's convenient since you don't need to change all the papers, just to file another sheet.
For emails it of cause is better to do it vice versa, but the majority doesn't work scientific/creative, so the better style has no advantage for those people. For them it's easier to do the same thing on the computer, as they do for 'real' folder.
There are other reasons I've seen: - people that use "smart" phones have a limited screen size and it's "easier" to top post. - from a behavioural point of view, people follow these steps: 1.- read the whole mail 2.- hit the reply button 3.- reply the e-mail (top posting, ofcourse ;) 4.- don't give a heck if it answers everything, if they forgot something, if they misunderstood something, ... - not knowing that top posting is not "correct" or "accepted" - people know, but don't care Rafa