[pct-l] Lazy Responders

Jim Bravo jimbravo at wildblue.net
Sat Jan 30 19:49:57 CST 2010


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gwschenk at socal.rr.com>>
>    A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right.
>    Q: Why should I start my reply below the quoted text?
>
>    A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>    Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>
>    A: The lost context.
>    Q: What makes top-posted replies harder to read than bottom-posted?
>
>    A: Yes.
>    Q: Should I trim down the quoted part of an email to which I'm 
> replying?


GW:

I get it. It's whether we want to play "PCT-l Jeopardy" or not. It's Alex 
Trebek saying "Please give your response in the form of a question"!!

No, let's bottom-post like Gary (Radar) suggests. How hard is it to move the 
cursor? Come on, everybody cooperate. It's winter, yard up, yard up!

Jim 




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