On Wed, 2010-12-08 at 01:48 -0700, Jeff Cook wrote: > >> > Really please, please don't top post. > >> > http://www.river.com/users/share/etiquette/ > >> > >> Who cares! it takes too long to scroll down through the past fifteen > >> generations to get to the relevant part of the message. > > > > Well, it takes me one keystroke. Get a better mail client. > > Whenever I try bottom-posting, my clients complain that I just sent > them a blank email. As such, I am in the habit of top-posting because > it is what most normal people expect; I suppose Outlook has > established this trend. I try to remember to bottom-post when I write > mailing lists (not too often), but it doesn't always work out. :( > > I don't really have a preference for where the post goes. I don't find > either annoying. I understand the point in standards but I don't think > we should be rude to those who forget/neglect/feel differently. Of course we shouldn't be rude. Reminders would be helpful though (for those who forget/neglect). For that third group, they can jolly well go have conversations with other people instead =). When I reply an individual mail to my mom, I top-post. When I reply to a ML that goes to a couple of hundred people at least I bottom-post. Its common sense to follow the culture/habits of the group you're operating with, tourists do that all the time.
