21 Oct
2011
21 Oct
'11
9:13 a.m.
On Oct 21, 2011, at 11:51 AM, Jules Richardson wrote:
David Riley wrote:
Yes, I tend to forget about top-/bottom-posting customs on older mailing lists. I got
used to bottom-posting, then in the professional world it ended up freaking people out
("you sent me an empty reply!" from people who don't bother to check the
bottom), so I got used to the other way. Ah, well. I see the merits of both approaches,
it's just hard to keep them straight in my head. :-)
- Dave
Well, for me it was "wait approximately two
years for an answer, then
get rejected and told to reattempt subscription". But at least I'm on
the list now!
Well, welcome! (And I'm resisting the urge to say anything about top-posting ;-)