Dean Bishop wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> It's been pointed out to me that I have not been following
> protocol by top-posting rather than adding my comments inline or at the
> bottom of messages. Apologies. It's been quite a while since I've used
> a mailing list as forums have pretty much taken over.
Bottom-posting WAS more convenient on dead-tree TTY or DECWriter output,
as the latest addition ended up right in line-of sight and one only
'looked upward' on the printout if they hadn't seen, or didn't remember,
some prior chunks.
..and apparently it became 'religion', 'coz on glass or plastic 'TTY' it
now requires scrolling-down, ELSE jumping to 'End' THEN scrolling
BACK... even on my display at 1200 dpi vertical and 6 and 8 px typeface
.. even if one DOES remember it all.
Mebbe some folk have 2048 dpi's rotated to portrait mode?
Still not always enough...
>
> Anyway, I'll endeavor to follow this advice and make the reading
> of the posts easier.
>
> Apologies and thanks for the support despite my gaff.
>
> Later,
> dean
>
Bottom-posting, IS the policy.
But it makes them harder, not easier, to wade through.
As said ... 'religion'.
Inlining is my preferred compromise,'specially as it puts point/response,
point/response
...together, and not all viewers are equally interested in the same
sub-issues.
YMMV,
Bill
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