Because otherwise it's hard to figure out what some top posters are talking about. Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) said on Thu, 10 Jun 2021 16:08:14 +0000 >All, > >First, I AM an old-timer, and prefer the top posting for a number of >reasons. I’ve tried the Digest versions of lists in the past and they >didn’t quite work out (for me). > >Top post, newest on top, older stuff indented, can be clipped >wherever, although I prefer to see everything if I need to, below. Why >should I need to scroll down to see the newest stuff, especially in >long threads. Top posting is very easy to understand what’s what, >always see the latest stuff first, no scrolling to get going, if I >want to see history, I scroll down, I prefer to see the whole thread >at once, even the really long ones, for the context. I tend to search >for old stuff in the archives through Nabble which works great (for >me). > >Alternatively, where I deem appropriate I will do inline >posting/clipping, but I always announce that at the top (posting) of >the response. > >My tarnished two cents worth . . . :c) > >Bobb > >P.S. BTW, I intentionally don’t use a big SIG in my Email because of >my list participation. I have no control over my companies addition >of those “Think Before You Click . . .” placards either. Only >alternative there is to not use my Company account, which seems wrong >to me for some reason . . . I could probably figure out some way to >address those placards automatically, but haven’t tried as of yet. I >wonder if I could do it with a rule/scripting . . . . > > >From: Vijaykumar Jain <vijaykumarjain.github@xxxxxxxxx> >Date: Monday, June 7, 2021 at 7:06 AM >To: pgsql-general <pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: bottom / top posting > >Think Before You Click: This email originated outside our organization. > >I hear a lot of suggestions wrt bottom / top posting. > >only when i read this, >PostgreSQL - general - Top posting.... | Threaded View >(postgresql-archive.org)<https://www.postgresql-archive.org/Top-posting-tt5961037.html#none> > >I got a feeling it sounded rude to the top post, despite me not even >having an iota of intention to think that way. I was mostly used to >tickets or chat. but as with chats, using CAPS was not known to me as >shouting for a long time, when someone pointed out to me this is what >others feel when they read. > >Will keep this in mind, for me as well as others who are not aware of >the same. > >-- >Thanks, >Vijay >Mumbai, India
