humBill wrote:

On Mar 29, 7:15 pm, Derek Broughton wrote:
humBill wrote:
They should be butted against the pot, at kinda sorta 30 degrees or so,

Please don't top-post, it makes having a conversation difficult.

Personally I don't agree, but I will not repost again on this OT
subject.

It only works on web forums, or for people who read little enough Usenet to
remember every thread. I read 1000 or more posts a day. A little context
is good.

I find it a bit more trouble to have to scroll through
previous parts of the thread.

I didn't suggest bottom posting either. One should reply in context and
trim everything that isn't necessary.

I am trying to
be minimally humorous and not smart alec but why do emails top post
and news bottom post?

They don't. Most programs for either put the insertion point at the top.
Putting it at the bottom would just encourage people to include everything,
too.

However, in many business situations email is always top posted, and no
trimming is done. This is the equivalent of business snail mail, where all
prior correspondence is paper-clipped to the back of your new letter.

...what I most often prefer to do is, I
guess you would call, middle post - answering within the previous post
if there is more than one item I am referring to.

That's the best way.

Especially having taken on the responsibility as a moderator, I know
you are just trying to be helpful - so as I say I will try not to
forget.

Please note the .sig! I asked only for myself.
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derek
- Unless otherwise noted, I speak for myself, not rec.ponds.moderated
moderators.