[CS-FSLUG] A Favor to Ask

[Andrew Minerd]

> As most know, I snip as much as possible, however,
> responding should be done BELOW the text referenced. 

I wasn't actually asking for "top posting", per se. If you read my original email, I was only asking for the reply to be "near the top", not at the very top, and allowed that the portion of the discussion it pertained to be included.

(That said, I'm not sure why it would be considered rude, unless you would argue that it makes more work for a reader that has forgotten what the original email said. Then again, wouldn't it be more correct to write your emails in such a way that they could stand alone, whether that means quoting or simply restructuring your reply to give context?)

I guess I was just at a loss to explain it properly, but Leon did a fine job.

Andrew

-----Original Message-----
From: "Fred A. Miller" <fmiller at lightlink.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:19:55 
To:"A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group."<Christiansource at ofb.biz>
Subject: Re: [CS-FSLUG] A Favor to Ask

On Fri January 28 2005 12:56 am, Andrew Minerd wrote:
> While we're on the topic, I guess I'll add my own request: if you're
> replying to a long email, please "snip" and reply towards the top of your
> email, instead of after the countless paragraphs of the original. Right
> now, the only Internet access I have is on my BlackBerry, so perhaps the
> problem is magnified, but I've noticed it even when on a desktop. In most
> cases, I'd rather read your reply and perhaps the portion of the discussion
> that it pertains to, not the entire original - I've already received it
> once, anyways.

As most know, I snip as much as possible, however, responding should be done 
BELOW the text referenced. Recently on another elist I'm on, some decided to 
continue their "rude" posting at the top. Some of us responded with the 
admonishment that it's considered rude on the Net. to do so. They continued, 
and we simply ignored their posts. Most now respond below the referenced text 
as they should.

Fred

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