[meteorite-list] Please edit messages

Bob Holmes bobholmes at cox.net
Tue Jan 4 11:26:25 EST 2005


Thomas and All-
I agree. With top posting there is no need for editing. If a review of the 
last message is desired, it is very quick to scroll down a few lines. If no 
such review is needed, top posting is all the quicker.
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Webb" <webbth1 at yahoo.com>
To: "Sterling K. Webb" <kelly at bhil.com>; 
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Please edit messages


> Sterling and list,
> I actually think it is better to have the most recent
> message at the top as the most pertinent information
> for that post would be what you see first.  If you
> didn't see the earlier posts then you can scroll down
> to read them.
> Thomas H. Webb
>
> --- "Sterling K. Webb" <kelly at bhil.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Darren Garrison wrote:
>> > Top posting is generally looked on rather
>> negatively.
>>
>>     I never thought about there being any existing
>> protocol (i.e., my ignorance),
>> but I use Netscape for mail and have for about eight
>> years. In Netscape, top
>> posting is the default setting for replies. I just
>> used it as it came.
>>     What about other mail programs?
>>
>>
>> Sterling K. Webb
>>
>>
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