Re: top posting?

On Monday, May 6, 2013, Craig James wrote:

> Just out of curiousity, I see comments like this all the time:
>
> > (*please* stop top-posting).
>
> I've been participating in newsgroups since UUCP days, and I've never
> encountered a group before that encouraged bottom posting. Bottom posting
> has traditionally been considered rude -- it forces readers to scroll,
> often through pages and pages of text, to see a few lines of original
> material.
>
> The most efficient strategy, one that respects other members' time, is to
> briefly summarize your point at the TOP of a posting, then to *briefly*
> quote only the relevant parts of the post to which you are replying, and
> bottom-post after the quoted text. That lets your reader quickly see if
> it's relevant or not, and move on to the next post.
>
> Contributors in these newsgroups seem to think it's OK to quote five pages
> of someone else's response, then add one or two sentences at the bottom ...
> it's just laziness that forces readers to wade through the same stuff over
> and over in each thread.
>
> How did the Postgres newsgroups get started with this "only bottom post"
> idea?
>
> (I'm not trying to start a flame war, just genuinely curious.)
>
> Craig
>

Hi,

I was curious as well about this topic...

I am the one who also be asked (please stop top-posting). And I did - just
to respect the rule in community...

But, IMO it is something totally irrelevant now-days... With today tools...
I understand why such thing has been important 20-30 years ago (in
previous century)

I use three different tools - on three different devices - and all sort
messages by subject then by date... And I think all hide the old messages
(on what is reply...) It is always up to reader - what will read and from
where... Whatever is the rule top or bottom... I really don't see the
difference in reading... In writing - ok, bottom post requires a bit more
effort - but it is not that big deal if it makes someone else happy...

Cheers,

Misa