From: Michael Glaesemann <grzm@...>
Date: 2007-06-26T09:16:22+09:00
Subject: Re: Bottom posting


On Jun 25, 2007, at 17:39 , Gregory Brown wrote:

> On 6/25/07, Sharon Phillips <phillipsds@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Is their any particular reason for bottom posting (please excuse my
>> lack of knowledge regarding email etiquette)?
>> I find top posting means I can skip through the list of new mails and
>> easily read any new comments. Bottom posing means for each long mail,
>> I have to scroll down to the bottom to read.
>
> A. Yes.
> Q. Is there any good reason for top posting?
>
> If that doesn't read unnaturally to you, then it boils down to a
> matter of preference.  However, most mailing lists are somewhat
> standardized to bottom post.   When you mix the two styles, it gets
> very messy.

It also makes it easier to catch up on the thread if you haven't been  
following it from the beginning, or are reading the archives.

Michael Glaesemann
grzm seespotcode net