24 Jan
2013
24 Jan
'13
11:02 p.m.
On 2013-01-24 14:26, cctalk-request at classiccmp.org wrote:
From: Fred Cisin<cisin at xenosoft.com>
On Thu, 24 Jan 2013, Marvin Johnston wrote:
Top posting makes a lot of sense for people who want to read the gist of
what is being said now, instead of having to scroll.
Personally, I do both. But I don't mind the flame bait for people who
won't or can't see both sides of the issue. A good point was made about
voice synthesizers and top posting in another post.
I tend to equate sending messages to back in the 30 baud days ... less
is better unless needed for clarification.
And never let it be said I won't fan the flames ... especially when I
have a few minutes to spare :).
>It is normally better to top post when only
one idea is going to put forth.
Or if one is too lazy, or enough of an asshole, to
not adequately
delete the extraneous content.