Shaun Ruffell <sruffell <at> digium.com> writes: > > Whatever your preferred style, the following post is at least worth > considering. > > http://brooksreview.net/2011/01/interleaved-email/ > > My belief is that it would be nearly impossible for me to follow a high > volume list if top posting was the preferred style. For example, the > following email from the LKML would need to be more verbose if all the > participants were top posting, because they would all have to set the > context for their comments. Instead, you can follow the chain of > thought for each of the "threads" contained in the email. > > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1087665 > > Anyway, just something to consider, > Shaun I could never understand the strong objection regarding top-posting until Shaun shared these examples - though I had been reading lists for more years than I care to admit. These examples clearly show how snipping and bottom posting translate to susccint and clear contextual communication. From now I will evangelize snipping and bottom posting.
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