On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:00:20 -0600 Reindl Harald h.reindl@thelounge.net wrote:
Am 27.11.2011 19:32, schrieb Maurizio Marini:
On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:13:53 +0000 Frank Murphy frankly3d@gmail.com wrote:
That's what top-posting brings. (Not JZ) Let's see the rant's now.
A. Because people read from top to bottom. Q. Why should I not top post? A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
but only in mailing-lists and there only because not all are doing this
yes i and peopole are reading from top to bottom and if i follow a conversation i normally know the postings before so i need only to read the answers
with top-posting i would not have to scroll or ONLY if i have not read the messages before and even if i do not know the whole thread i must only ONE TIME scroll down and read from bottom to top, but only once
so the only real problem is that so many people do not top-posting and that they which do not realize if the thread was with answers below the question and suddenly start mixing what is really bad because you have a question and some answers below and some in top of
in business-communication top posting and TOFU is normally because with TOFU you need only the last mail of a conversation and with the top-posting you need not to scroll and see the whole answer in the preview after select a message
so this is all a point of view
Actually, this has always been a amusing but major source of friction from supposed net guardian angels and those that (in their words) lack netiquette. From the way I see it, the fundamental disagreement stems from whether e-mail should be considered to be a form of letter-writing (in which case top-posting makes a lot of sense) or a substitute for conversation (in which case it is not). But, as you say, it is a point of view.
In any case, one should always be careful against wrongful attribution.
Best wishes, Ranjan