[asterisk-users] Top Posting

[Cary Fitch]

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I thought this kind of discussion didn't exists in asterisk list.
> I guess most tech list members will argue on top-vs.-bottom subject at
> some point :) 
> 
> anton

It only exists when someone starts the discussion.  The top posters never
start it.

Bottom posting wouldn't be bad if the posters trimmed all but the message
they are replying to from the reply.
(See what I did?)  Top posting puts the recent replay clearly as the first
thing on the screen.  

I often have messages with 5 to 10 screens of previous posts to wade through
to get to the bottom.

If "repliers" would trim old content from their replies, it would save a lot
of readers time and make bottom posting very efficient.

I went through this type of discussion 20-25 years ago because we were all
on 2400 to 14,400 baud modems, and trimming was demanded.

Then Rich Text and HTML came along and you should have heard the screaming
about bloated messages.  Six-ten line signatures with ascii-art were not
really appreciated either.

Cary Fitch