On Sun, 2003-04-13 at 19:08, Colburn wrote: > Actually, there is no standard "netiquette" across all lists just as > there is no standard Linux distro. Freedom reigns. Actually there is. Hit google. > The fact is that bottom posting requires one to scroll down past often > uncut reams of text with the hope of something worth reading at the > bottom. Not deleting unneeded quoted lines (and keeping quotes nested 4 or 5 deep) is as bad as top posting. > If there were to be any "netiquette" across the lists I care about it > would make far more sense for it to be top posting. No, it would be best to only quote a few relevant lines of a message and reply directly under it. You will notice that is the technique that I have used in this message and it's infinitely better than top posting. -- Paradise; can it be all I heard it was? I close my eyes and maybe I'm already there.
