Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Tuesday 28 April 2009 20:39:29 Neil Bothwick wrote: > >> On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:03:43 -0500, William Hubbs wrote: >> >>> As a blind computer user, sometimes it is more convenient to top post, >>> because I don't know of a way to make my screen reading software skip >>> over all of the quoted material. I find it more convenient sometimes to >>> hear the newest material first. >>> >> That's an interesting point, and the first real justification for >> top-posting I've seen. Although I would have thought it should be >> possible to have your mailer hide quotes and the reader then skip them. >> > > I'm sure the regulars here will be quite happy to make an exception for the > few blind users we have. Just like we tolerate the BlackBerry users who > cannot > post any other way. > > As for the rest who think it's their right to ignore long-established > unwritten (but no less valid) codes of conduct, I just do to them the same > thing I do to stupid users at work who refuse to use English: > > plonk. > > >
And there is always the blacklist as well. Once added to that, it's hard to get back off the list. After all, if they send them a email to ask to get took off, they won't get the message. o_O Dale :-) :-)
