Kubuntu vs. Ubuntu

[Andrew Jarrett]

On 9/18/07, Knapp <magick.crow at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have gotten evil email about top posting too! I had no clue what
> they were talking about. At this point I think it means not to write
> under the first persons text but over it, like I am doing now.

To clear things up:
You are top posting (bad).  Bottom posting (good) is the opposite of
what you are doing now.  Top posting is when you reply to an email and
write your response *above* the other person's email such as your
reply to Marti that I am responding to.  Notice that I am posting a
reply *below* the part of the message that I am replying to rather
than above (at the "top").  This format is considered normal
nettiquette on a mailing list like this.  Here is an example why top
posting can become confusing:

(What you're doing now)
I believe that would be 25.
> What is five times five?

(What you should be doing)
It would make more sense if it was like this:
> What is five times five?
I believe that would be 25.

Get it? This is only a simple example, but the problem can compound
itself when there are lengthy discussions going on.  You don't always
have to post at the *very bottom* of an email if it makes more sense
to interrupt a reply like so:

> What is five times five?
I believe that would be 25?
> What is six times six?
I'm afraid I can't help you there.  Maybe someone else can.

Additionally, you can snip parts of a post if you are only replying to
a certain part of a message:

> What is five times five?
>
> When I was a young lad growing up, my teacher would always ask...(goes on forever)
25.

becomes:

> What is five times five?
[snip] <-- (this is not required, but some people put it here)
25.

I am not trying to arouse a debate on top posting, just trying to
clear things up.

Hope this helps,
Andrew

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