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I prefer bottom-posting ;-)
Jos

"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?
> 
> 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.