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Hypot
It is more logical to start reading at the top of the thread, not the penultimate message in the thread. That way you avoid making a contribution that goes over old ground. -- ~~~~ Gerry ~~~~~~~~ Enquire, plan and execute. Stourport, England ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Hypot" wrote in message inds-media.phx... On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:15:20 -0000 Gerry Cornell wrote: Do you read what others have said in a thread before you post? How do you monitors threads which have caught y our interest? I like to read what the previous poster said before I read a new post in reply. If I read a top posted reply I have to scroll down to read the previous post then scroll back up to read the reply. -- Hypot |
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Gerry Cornell wrote:
Hypot It is more logical to start reading at the top of the thread, not the penultimate message in the thread. That way you avoid making a contribution that goes over old ground. But you don't read a book from the bottom up, do you? |
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Leythos
When was this standard set? Is it relevant today? Why does it matter? How would you have me configure it? Are you seeking a positive dialogue? -- Regards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Leythos" wrote in message ... In article , says... Customs change. They become outmoded. No, they just become ignored by people that are self centered. It's the standard to have nothing below the Sig, so when you quote text in your reply, your quoted text should be above the Sig and the sig should be limited to 4-5 lines. As you can see, your Usenet client is improperly configured and puts the quoted text below your Sig, which means that any reply using a proper client will cut it off. -- remove 999 in order to email me |
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Gordon
The previous thread in Outlook Express is above not below. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Gordon" wrote in message ... Gerry Cornell wrote: Hypot It is more logical to start reading at the top of the thread, not the penultimate message in the thread. That way you avoid making a contribution that goes over old ground. But you don't read a book from the bottom up, do you? |
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Leythos
That suggests you feel form is more important than content. The market place put Outlook Express where it is today. Whilst may users "hate" Microsoft for it's disregard of ideas promulgated 20 years ago what is the purpose in continually decrying what has come to pass. If another mail / newsreader offers a better service then users will move on regardless of what a small group dreamed of as Utopia 20 years ago. BTW I know this small group is still active because my daughter's father-in-law travels the world to Conferences. -- Regards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Leythos" wrote in message ... In article , says... When you realize that Usenet is not the Web, not email, not your personal form of communication with an individual, has norms that have been in place for more than 20 years, you have two options, follow the norms or disrespect the medium and users. -- remove 999 in order to email me |
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Gerry Cornell wrote:
Gordon The previous thread in Outlook Express is above not below. This thread is about top and bottom posting. therefore my post was ON TOPIC. Go away and do some auditing. |
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Click the Sent header to sort the other direction. ;-)
-- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In , Gerry Cornell hunted and pecked: Gordon The previous thread in Outlook Express is above not below. -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Gordon" wrote in message ... Gerry Cornell wrote: Hypot It is more logical to start reading at the top of the thread, not the penultimate message in the thread. That way you avoid making a contribution that goes over old ground. But you don't read a book from the bottom up, do you? |
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Leythos wrote:
Actually, it's about News Reader. Yes I know. But Mr Cornell was debating the merits of top and bottom posting within this thread, therefore his reply to me was out of order. |
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Leythos wrote:
In article , lid says... Leythos wrote: Actually, it's about News Reader. Yes I know. But Mr Cornell was debating the merits of top and bottom posting within this thread, therefore his reply to me was out of order. Then he's not using a quality Usenet client - or he would already be properly bottom posting instead of top-posting. ROTFLMAO..... |
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My whole point was that top, bottom or interspersed posting is all a matter
of personal choice. If you want to Toyota post and snip the Fords and Chevys, then that's just alright. ;-) -- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In , Ken Blake, MVP hunted and pecked: Wesley Vogel wrote: Do you like Fords or Chevys better? ;-) No, I don't ;-) Foreign makes do not count. They do to me. I like Toyota. ;-) -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup In , Ken Blake, MVP hunted and pecked: Wesley Vogel wrote: I do not bother to read a lot of bottom posted messages. Especially on long threads with all of the replies included. I don't bother to read a lot of top-posted messages. Especially on long threads with all of the replies included. I would have to scroll all the way down to the bottom to find out what the top-posting is in reply to, then scroll all the way back up to read the reply. The real issue, as far as I'm concerned, has little to do with whether one top-posts or bottom posts. It has to do with trimming what's not relevant to your reply. If you don't trim, and leave lots of irrelevant quoted material, it takes lots of scrolling to be able to understand your reply. If you trim adequately, your reply is generally easy to find, read, and understand, whether it's on the top or the bottom. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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Wesley Vogel wrote:
My whole point was that top posting is all a matter of personal choice. So you read books, magazines and newspapers from the bottom up? Cool! |
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Apples and oranges, you netnanny troll.
"Gordon" wrote in message ... | Wesley Vogel wrote: | | My whole point was that top posting is all a | matter of personal choice. | | So you read books, magazines and newspapers from the bottom up? Cool! |
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Tom Willett wrote:
Apples and oranges, you netnanny troll. So you read books, magazines and newspapers from the bottom up as well? Cool! |
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Wesley Vogel wrote:
My whole point was that top, bottom or interspersed posting is all a matter of personal choice. Yes, of course. I understood that, and agree with you. Just my little joke. If you want to Toyota post and snip the Fords and Chevys, then that's just alright. ;-) LOL! To tell the truth, I'm sorry I got involved in this thread at all This subject always seems to stir up emotions that are too strong for the importance of the subject. Someone starts out expressing a preference one way or another, and before you know it, it's become all insults and name calling. Not my kind of thread, which is why I've stopped responding to it. Your preferences are clearly different from mine, but I can live with the way you post without a problem, just as you can apparently live with the way I post. I only wish everyone else could do the same. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup In , Ken Blake, MVP hunted and pecked: Wesley Vogel wrote: Do you like Fords or Chevys better? ;-) No, I don't ;-) Foreign makes do not count. They do to me. I like Toyota. ;-) -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup In , Ken Blake, MVP hunted and pecked: Wesley Vogel wrote: I do not bother to read a lot of bottom posted messages. Especially on long threads with all of the replies included. I don't bother to read a lot of top-posted messages. Especially on long threads with all of the replies included. I would have to scroll all the way down to the bottom to find out what the top-posting is in reply to, then scroll all the way back up to read the reply. The real issue, as far as I'm concerned, has little to do with whether one top-posts or bottom posts. It has to do with trimming what's not relevant to your reply. If you don't trim, and leave lots of irrelevant quoted material, it takes lots of scrolling to be able to understand your reply. If you trim adequately, your reply is generally easy to find, read, and understand, whether it's on the top or the bottom. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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I am saying if you do not like the way I post, either do not read my posts
or plonk me. -- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In , Leythos hunted and pecked: In article , 123WVogel955 @comcast.net says... My whole point was that top, bottom or interspersed posting is all a matter of personal choice. So, you're saying that your preference is to disrespect the tradition and standards instead of properly following the norms and standards. -- remove 999 in order to email me |
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