[LINK] Top posting is evil [was Re: vip-l: Electronic votiing]

[Kim Holburn]

Actually trim posting is best
<http://www.palmyanoff.com/trimpost.htm>

or Inline replying:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Inline_replying

(or side posting ;-)
<https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2006-September/ 
msg03420.html>

On 2006/Nov/16, at 3:47 PM, Andy Farkas wrote:

> Rick Welykochy wrote:
>> Craig Sanders wrote:
>>
>> > ps: top-posting is evil.  replies go underneath quoted material,  
>> not above it.
>>
>> Couldn't agree with you more. Someone's sig even demonstrates how
>> ridiculous tand disinformative top posting is.
>
> The one that goes:
>
> A: Yes.
>> Q: Are you sure?
>> >A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>> >>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
>
> My question is: how many Linkers have read RFC 1855??
>
> ps. <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1855>
>
> -andyf
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