On 10/30/2024 03:46 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
although having said that I also get annoyed if I have to read through
multiple mail threads to get the full context of what the reply is
addressing, and in my view it is bad mail etiquette to not include that context
Yes, you include enough text to maintain context, but only what's
relevant for that.
> Just on the etiquette front, every organisation I have worked in
> consider it bad email etiquette to not top post replies, so what are
> the reasons for this mail list to be averse to that methodology (just
> curious).
Most people prefer to read things in chronological order, with the
question first, followed by the answer. Top posting reverses that.
Office workers file things with the most recent paper in front, so
they're used to reverse chronological order, but the rest of us don't
like it. And if you read the list guidelines, you'll see that they tell
you not to top post.
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