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[OM] Re: "top-posting"? was excessive quoting

Subject: [OM] Re: "top-posting"? was excessive quoting
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 21:35:26 +1000

On 04/09/2004, at 9:19 PM, Andrew L Wendelborn wrote:
>
> And this is bottom-posting with sensible editing  :) :)

And this is what? Intermittent insertion?

> Easily achieved by scrolling through the message being replied to, 
> deleting
> unneeded bits and inserting suitable insighful new comments ...

As if!
Bottom posting is PC in some quarters but makes it VERY difficult to 
follow complex threads. Top posting is more sensible usually (anyone 
who disagrees is a net troglodyte) but encourages non-snippers.
Non- editing is the real problem and is downright rude.
Worse than off-topic. :)
AndrewF


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