[asterisk-users] Top Posting

[Fred Posner]

On Mon, 2011-01-17 at 02:47 +0000, James Miller wrote:
> When you get over 500 emails a day on your blackberry you have make a decision on what is or is not worth reading at that moment.
> 
> Its not lazy at all its cutting through the fluff and finding the emails worth while.  When inside outlook you don't have the hot key b to scroll to the bottom so again, I'd have to scroll down. Add up the time it takes per email x 500 emails, you loose considerable amount of productivity.
> 
> Top posting has its useful place as well as bottom posting.
> 
> 
> Sent from my Verizon BlackBerry. Always on, Always Connected
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Posner <fred at teamforrest.com>
> Sender: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:43:00 
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> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Top Posting
> 
> On Mon, 2011-01-17 at 02:31 +0000, James Miller wrote:
> > I hate to disagree but I find it much, much easier to follow conversations when the newest reply is on top.  I find it too time consuming to scroll through a long message just to find out someone left a three word reply.
> > 
> > As I am on my blackberry more than I am at a pc, if I don't see the reply as soon as I open the message it gets deleted without being read.  Time is money and I don't have time to scroll through every message.
> > 
> > I will agree that sometimes it is helpful to make replies at the bottom and I will attempt to keep the peace by posting at the bottom when I can, but top posting is easier and more clean to read than having 100 lines of > and broken lines. 
> > 
> > Warmest regards,
> > James
> > 
> > 
> > Sent from my Verizon BlackBerry. Always on, Always Connected
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lesly Dorval <ladorval at yahoo.com>
> > Sender: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 02:14:54 
> > To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
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> > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Top Posting
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
> 
> 
> I cannot imagine considering scrolling to the end of an email time
> consuming. Very sad. If you find it too difficult on your blackberry to
> press the B key (to jump to the bottom of the message) then I am
> uncertain how you have enough time to even read this email.
> 
> I'm all for good arguments. That "time consuming" one is just lazy.
> 
> I personally find top posting annoying and only serving to an immediate
> conversation. Particularly useless if referencing the message later.
> 
> -- 
> 
> With best regards,
> 
> ---fred
> http://qxork.com
> 

In outlook, one would assume you're using a pc. You can press the end
key. You get 500 emails per day on your blackberry and you have time to
read this list?

The whole "I get so many emails" argument never impresses me. Either (a)
you should hire an assistant, (b) weed out useless emails, or (c)
prioritize with filters.

Again, this is probably useless to convey. I believe in bottom posting.
You in top. Let's not justify it with pointless arguments and turn it
into some sort of religious war (like Ubuntu vs. CentOS).

-- 

With best regards,

---fred
http://qxork.com