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Originally posted by Franz Heymann
"hrafndot" wrote in message
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Clematis flowering twice
On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:23:45 +0000 (UTC), "bnd777"
wrote:
Oh for goodness sake all this nonsense about top posting and snipping
Plenty of us are sick to death of rereading the previous posts we
simply
remember the thread and respond accordingly
Darn site easier to read top posting anyway
I agree
Pam in Bristol
Thank you. However, I will bone up on the rules before I post again.
The "rules" are quite unambiguous. They recommend that contributors reply
in line, in order to maintain the integrity of the flow of the thread. They
also recommend snipping to keep the length of the thread in bounds, but not
so much as to lose the context. And lastly, if there is any snippage, there
should always be enough headers left at the top to enable a reader to know
who said what in what remains of the conversation.
Franz
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Thanks, Franz
As a new newsgroup reader, I am guessing what "snippage" means (I guess a kind of cut & paste). "in line" i'm not sure. I'm guessing also that it is better to press the "quote" button rather than a straight "reply" option. "Top posting" is a mystery to me but it seems I am doing it. If someone could point me to a best explanation of the jargon I would be obliged.
Rachel, London