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Do people here prefer top-posting or bottom posting? (See
definition below.) I usually use top-posting, but I see a
lot of people here using bottom posting. 

Also, what's the group's consensus on quoting the original
post? Should we snip it down to the minimum or keep it all?

From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting#Top-posting

The main options are top-posting &#8212; replying above the
original message; bottom-posting &#8212; replying below; or
interleaved posting. While each online community differs on
which styles are appropriate or acceptable, within any
community the use of the "wrong" method risks being seen as
a major breach of netiquette, and can provoke vehement
response from community regulars.