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From: "John D'Errico" <woodchips@rochester.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: etiquette (top-posting or bottom posting)
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 13:42:52 +0000 (UTC)
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"G.A.M. " <x0zero@gmail.com> wrote in message <fbd4o6$mlo
$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> 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?

I try to bottom post whenever it makes sense,
as IMHO this is the easiest to read. I think top
posting tends to be encouraged by mail systems
that leave the cursor at the top for you to start
typing. I know this was true at Kodak.

Also cut off a reasonable amount of the original
post. Be careful when cutting off too much, I've
seen some cases where too much was cut off
from a multiposted thread, and the attributions
were screwed up. This can cause hurt feelings.
Since I respond to so many different posts, I
tend not to be real careful about cutting out
exactly to the bone.

Interleaved responses make sense, but sometimes
those comments are easy to miss as you scroll
down.

Finally, if the OP top posts, then I'll follow the
same style.

John