| From: | Lew <lew(at)lwsc(dot)ehost-services(dot)com> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: top posting |
| Date: | 2007-12-13 07:21:52 |
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Ron St-Pierre wrote:
> I agree that top-posting can sometimes be easier to read. However, from
> the perspective of someone who *often* searches the archives for answers
> it is usually *much* easier to find a complete problem/solution set when
> the responses are bottom posted and/or interleaved.
The objection people have about a short answer after a long post isn't cured
by top-posting. It's cured by editing the quoted material to provide
appropriate context without letting the length go bad.
Jo: It made the post harder to read.
Mo: Why is it bad?
Jo: Top-posting.
Mo: What was the problem with my post?
--
Lew
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