[nylug-talk] Re: Top-Posting

[Ron Guerin]

George Bourozikas wrote:
> On Thursday 30 November 2006 13:53, Allen Shaw wrote:
>> Ron Guerin wrote:
>>> Top-posting will however cause no small number of people to not want to
>>> devote time to replying.
>> I often miss the obvious, so please don't mind if I ask: Why is it so
>> much more difficult or more unpleasant to reply to a top-posted message?


> From a practical standpoint though, Ron is right.  There are people who just 
> plain won't respond to your message if you top post, as a matter of 
> principle.  Many of them tend to be talented at what they do and may just 
> save your day if they choose to respond.

I'm glad everyone else pitched in to explain it. IMO, for best results
on this list:
 * Trim and quote
 * Spell check
 * Don't post HTML
 * Trim some more

I don't want it to seem like it's a lecture, but on the other hand,
these things were explained to me long ago, and it needs to get passed
on somehow, underlining Mike's comment that each list has its own ways
which trump the netiquette defaults passed down from the before time, in
the long long ago (usenet).

- Ron