Re: Top posting the rules etc was: Re: FN-FORUM: OFFFF FORUM: graphic designer/illustrator needing help with website

date posted 3rd October 2006 10:15

On Tue, Oct 03, 2006 at 08:33:29AM -0000, Paul Robinson wrote:

> Those who top-post are effectively saying 'listen to me'.

They are also putting the value of a few moments of their time as much greater
than the sum of the time of the email readers in trying to work out what they
are talking about.

To understand a top posted email, you need to scroll down, understand the context
and scroll back up. If the top post deals with several topics in the mail that it
is replying to you need to work out what refers to what.

I will tell top posters: you presumably want you email read & understood, so why
not make it easy for the reader ? Unfortunately most just don't understand the
concepts - they have never thought about it from the perspective of the recipient.

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Alain Williams
Parliament Hill Computers Ltd.
Linux Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer.
+44 (0) 787 668 0256 http://www.phcomp.co.uk/

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