[arch-general] top posting

[Scott]

On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 07:57:03AM +0200, Xavier wrote:
> Jon B wrote:


> ...some people top posting even in the same thread) made it harder to 
> read.
> 
> That said, we indeed have to pick one.. But since bottom posting is already 
> widely used here, it makes more sense to just stick with it. To be honest, I 
> also like it much more, but well that's another problem :)

We should probably be a bit picky about our terminology.  What I would
call the generally accepted preferred method on Unix and Unix-like
system mail lists is called in line posting.  That is, answer point A
below point A, point B below point B.  

Putting *everything* at the bottom makes it almost as hard to follow as
does top posting, at least for me.  Of course, at my age, short term
memory goes bad, so....


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