[wellylug] Top vs Bottom feeders

[Tony Wills]

And what about ...

At 20:31 9/08/2005, Mark wrote:
>On Tue, 9 Aug 2005, Andrej wrote:
>>On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 20:14, Mark Foster wrote:
>>>Actually IMHO the best netiquette is to follow the trend set
>>>by the first responder.  ...
>
>I can think of far worse things than top-posting. And I have to admitt 
>some peoples attitudes toward it are a little overzealous for my tastes.

...people who intersperse ...

>I'm not saying bottom posting isnt preferred, just that in some instances 
>top-posting is actually not that bad, and certainly if you're replying to 
>a top-posted thread you should retain the standard, so that the thread is 
>actually followable. (If from the bottom up instead of from the top down!)

... their replies with the original?

IMHO ;-) arguments about top vs bottom posting are useless, as is quoting 
the whole message thread.

I wish people would stop trying to impose their preferences upon an entire 
community, especially this community.  Isn't Linux and the whole Open 
Source model built around diversity of ideas and against rigid dogma?

Yes I might have to scroll up and down messages a few times to find what 
I'm looking for ... so ???

Tony.

PS But why we're at it, can I complain about people who don't change the 
subject line when going off on a tangent, terrible spelling, terrible 
grammar, and ... and ;-)