#2 ... and sometimes person #7 will comment here
On 05/12/13 14:40, Brett Parker wrote:
On 05 Dec 14:05, John Woodard wrote:
I've never really had a problem with top posting and have myself done so by accident many times. it's pretty much the norm these days, however it is frowned upon on this list.
For good reason...
--- Example --- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
#3 ...and then person #8 will comment here....
A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? --- End ---
#1 Then sometimes person #6 will comment here...
#4 ... which can make things confusing. So you need a standard, and stick to it. Someone chose bottom and/or inline (which are mostly compatible), so that 's OK.
Steve