[asterisk-users] Top Posting

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On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 9:47 PM, James Miller <paramedic18 at gmail.com> 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.

Oh C'mon this is definitely lazy never heard of CTRL+END it works in Outlook

>
> 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>
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> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:43:00
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> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Top Posting
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> 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>
>> Reply-To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>       <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
>> 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.
>
> --
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> With best regards,
>
> ---fred
> http://qxork.com
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