Re: [Pan-users] top posting

[brett holcomb]

And top posting makes things much more readable so we 
don't have to wade through reams of text (even with good 
snipping).  When you read hundreds of posts that's a 
consideration - in fact some bottom/inline posts have 
become so unreadable I don't even bother to look at the 
thread anymore.  It's more efficent to look at the reply 
on top and then if I want to review more I'll read the 
rest of the text.  All I hear from those who want to force 
bottom posting is that it's not "the right way to do it" 
and "it's always been done that way". I know various 
references are quoted sometimes but they aren't any more 
valid or invalid than top posters.

The bottom line is that either works and I should have the 
choice to turn of a warning I consider misguided. In 
something like this shouldn't be forced to adhere to 
someones definition of right.  I understand what I'm doing 
and don't want to have to keep telling any newsreader to 
shutup and send the post.

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 19:17:22 +0100
 Brian Morrison <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 10:15:07 -0700 in
> address@hidden Anthony
> <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > However, when one is developing an argument or train of 
> > thought which
> > isn't directly a reply to something previously written, 
> > and one wants
> > to keep the previously written  material for context, 
> > top posting is
> > appropriate. References in papers are footnotes, not 
> > headnotes, and
> > similarly, top-posting draws the attention to the new 
> > content, while
> > leaving the old content available for reference or 
> > context.
>
> While this type of use is acceptable it is a small 
> percentage of the
> total Usenet experience. Hence the warning is justified 
> because it means
> that people are forced to be sure that's what they mean 
> to do.
>
> --
>
> Brian Morrison
>
> bdm at fenrir dot org dot uk
>
>
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