[NTLUG:Discuss] Top Posting

Leroy Tennison leroy_tennison at prodigy.net
Fri Jul 11 22:15:27 CDT 2008


MadHat Unspecific wrote:
> A3: Please.
> Q3: Should I avoid top posting on this mailing list?
> 
> A2: Because, by reversing the order of a conversation, it leaves the
>      reader without much context, and makes them read a message in an
>      unnatural order.
> Q2: Why is top posting irritating?
> 
> A1: It is the practice of putting your reply to a message before the
>      quoted message, instead of after the (trimmed) message.
> Q1: What is top posting?
> 
> 

This is a classic.  Think ---

Top Posting = Microsoft Outlook



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