[asterisk-users] Top Posting

Paul Belanger pabelanger at digium.com
Fri Jan 14 23:03:47 CST 2011


On 11-01-14 07:42 PM, Don Kelly wrote:
> Top Posting refers to the practice of sending a message with a reply at the
> top and including the entire thread below the reply. I prefer this. If I'm
> actively following a thread, the most-recent information appears at the top
> of the message I receive. If I've missed part of the thread, I need to look
> only at the most recent message and scroll down a bit to see what's been
> happening.
> 
It is not a matter of preference, it is actually a rule [1]. Top-posting
is also an annoying practice [2] and NOT the general accepted way to reply.

[1] http://www.asterisk.org/community/rules
[2] http://linux.sgms-centre.com/misc/netiquette.php#toppost
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