[asterisk-users] Top Posting

John Novack jnovack at stromberg-carlson.org
Tue Jan 18 17:37:26 CST 2011



Tom Rymes wrote:
> On 01/18/2011 10:18 AM, Andrew Thomas wrote:
>> Why do I top post?  Simple.  I read every message in the thread - and if
>> there are 10 messages (for example) in that thread - then why should I
>> have to read them all over again on the last one?
>
> OK, this is a stupid thread, nobody is going to be convinced by 
> anything I say, and by replying it, I am just feeding the trolls and 
> prolonging everyone's agony.
>
> But I can't resist.  This is the fifth or sixth post that makes this 
> improper assumption.
>
> Nobody, I mean NOT A SINGLE PERSON, is advocating bottom posting 
> without trimming. The argument is between:
>
> 1.) Top Posting - No Trimming
> 2.) Bottom or interleaved posting WITH TRIMMING.
>
> In fact, I'd rather you top post and trim than bottom post and not. 
> That's one thing we can all agree on.
>
> Tom
> [going back to biting my lip]
And yet, SOME of the loudest complainers TRIM NOTHING!!

Wading through endless list footers to find a reply certainly doesn't 
advance the point of the list and Asterisk and VOIP - COMMUNICATION

JN

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