Re: Courtesy issue

From: Tim X <timx_at_spamto.devnul.com>
Date: 07 Mar 2003 20:36:31 +1100
Message-ID: <87of4n5xi8.fsf@tiger.rapttech.com.au>

>>>>> "Ethel" == Ethel Aardvark <bigjobbies_at_hotmail.com> writes:

 Ethel> When replying to previous postings, please would people who
 Ethel> include the original message put their additions at the *TOP*
 Ethel> of the posting?

 Ethel> This allows the poor unfortunate amongst us (who are only

 Ethel> permitted access to news groups via Google) to see your reply  Ethel> easily - Google crops long messages.

while I can appreciate what you are saying, according to most references on news etiquette, what you are requesting is called top posting and is considered BAD practice. In fact, yours is the first post I've seen requesting top posting, but I've seen lots asking people NOT to top post. Top posting can also make it harder to follow a thread because you are seeing the replies before the question.

Perhaps a better thing to do would be to request people trim the original message so that it only includes relevant information to provide necessary context/info - then the whole message should be small enough to fit within the limit of google.

Tim

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Received on Fri Mar 07 2003 - 03:36:31 CST