List etiquette question

Alexander Dalloz ad+lists at uni-x.org
Thu Nov 18 02:24:13 UTC 2004


Am Do, den 18.11.2004 schrieb Jeff Vian um 2:16:

> As someone elses signature notes:
> 
>       A: Because we read from top to bottom.
>       Q: Why should you bottom post.

> Jeff

Even better illustrated by Claus Aßmann's (the "Sendmail man") 4 lines
signature:

A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting.
Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

Something "normal" in a Woody Allen world, maybe ;>
(Don't even think about how it would be ordered in a Quentin Tarantino
"Pulp Fiction" world!)

Alexander


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