Top Posting and Message Trimming

Agreed! Marvin is a smart man. -----Original Message----- From: Marvin Johnston [mailto:marvin at rain.org] Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 12:55 PM To: ClassicCmp Subject: Re: Top Posting and Message Trimming Top posting makes sense in a number of instances, and just because something is the "norm" does not make it appropriate in all cases. When responding to a number of issues in a single post, top posting may be considered dumb, but when basically responding to one issue, top posting is appropriate. Top posting does NOT foul up the order people normally read text since prior messages have all the details and makes it far easier to follow the flow of an online conversation. If someone has a faulty memory, then the memory joggers can be found in the text below the post. I get far more annoyed at: 1) long posts with one liners inserted someplace. 2) not trimming out parts of a message not being responded to. 3) not changing the subject line to reflect the content. 4) not putting a space between the portion of the message being responded to, and the comments. The whole object of posting is communication, and the form used should be in a manner best suited to promote that communication.