Re: Top posting (was: Call for Foundation-supported Project Ideas)

From: Ka Ho Ng <khng300_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 23:37:43 UTC
On Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 17:46 Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 23:23 Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 12:33 AM Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On 24/11/2021 01:31, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk wrote:
> > > > Change policy about discouraging top posting and convert it to
> > > encouraging
> > > > top posting
> > >
> > > Please, don't.
> > >
> > >
> > As I said ,
> >
> > (1) persons tracking messages continuously do not need to read the same
> > texts many times
> >
>
> [ plus more explanation....]
>
> One part you're forgetting is trimming what you're quoting to avoid exactly
> what you're pointing out.
>
>
> (4) I am a subscriber of many mailing lists .
>
>
> This is precisely where in my opinion bottom posting shines: if done
> properly, I have context immediately without having to first scroll past
> the new message and then back up. I find it much more natural than top
> posting.
>
> Regards
> Michael
>
> >
> >
>

To be honest, the policies regarding top-posting or bottom-posting in the
mailing list is not much relevant to the Foundation.

Ka Ho

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