Evolution

[Dave Scott]

Thiers, I think you have the best viewpoint, even better than mine. I 
like that: follow the house rules -- makes the most sense.

Dave

Thiers Botelho wrote:

> Just to add my 2 cents worth:
>
> As I come from a corporate background I don't care at all, when
> reading mail from a list, if replies come top-wise or bottom-wise.
>
> I don't mind at all about scrolling to the bottom either, since 90% of
> the time a simple CTRL-END does the trick.
>
> But I'm also sure this top-or-bottom thing is a religious issue for
> many, so I [mostly] try to follow whatever house rules when posting
> myself.
>
> I think that a mailing list - more so if it is a high-traffic one like
> this - is a fine opportunity for accomodating different points of view
> and different levels of general tolerance, so either top or bottom
> posting are equally welcome.
>
> Cheers
>
> Thiers
>
> On 5/27/06, ruscook <ruscook_oz at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
>> I'm with you David. I think there are times when both top posting and
>> bottom posting are appropriate. A lot of corporate emails is one
>> instance, short email conversations another. Either way both have limits
>> and like you say, if everytime I select a message I have to scroll a
>> huge number of lines, or on a mailing list wade through a number of
>> screens (pages), then I think bottom posting has also hit its limits :-)
>>
>> Judicious editing of posts (which we don't have time for in a lot of
>> cases I know) can mean that the advantages of one method to the other
>> can be minimal in a lot of cases.  But it's a religious debate based on
>> logic and opinion so I can't see there being any "win/win" out of it.
>>
>> Russell
>>
>> Dave Scott wrote:
>> > Well, looks like I'm in the minority here, but if I do run across a
>> > post that's in chronological order top to bottom, and if the last
>> > answer is off the screen, most likely I'll just move on to the next
>> > message rather than take the time to scroll.
>> > Dave
>> >
>> > Alan McKinnon wrote:
>> >> On Friday 26 May 2006 16:58, Me - Atlantic wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>>> Actually, no.  It's because I have so many clients that respond
>> >>>>> to corporate emails that way, and, when I "bottom-post", they
>> >>>>> ask me why the emails are replied to "backwards"...
>> >>>>>
>> >>>> ye gods I hate that.
>> >>>> I used to try and explain why top posting is evil
>> >>>> and give example conversations. Few of them got it so I gave up.
>> >>>>
>> >>> I've decided to swim upstream.  I'm going to simply start replying
>> >>> to emails again the way I used to, and when people ask why emails
>> >>> are "backwards", I'll tell them that my new email client (I'm the
>> >>> only one running Linux) doesn't allow it, so live with it. (Being a
>> >>> new partner affords me some luxury). If they want to "reverse"
>> >>> everything, let them. I'm tired of moving everything around.  Who
>> >>> knows?  Maybe I'll get some of the underlings to convert to Ubuntu!
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> My hero :-)
>> >>
>> >> Maybe try looking at them with a completely confused stumped look on
>> >> your face and innocently ask "Why do you put the answer before the
>> >> question? In a spoken conversation it goes the other way round."
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > --
>> > David E. Scott             614-457-1037
>> > DScott91 at Columbus.rr.com   Software Development
>> > Website:  http://home.columbus.rr.com/davescott/
>> >
>>
>>
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