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From: "G.A.M. " <x0zero@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: etiquette (top-posting or bottom posting)
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 15:29:05 +0000 (UTC)
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"Jason " <j_henderson44@REMOVEhotmail.com> wrote in message
<fbmfg5$idr$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> [snipping applied]
> 
> > >
> > > Personally I prefer top posting and would use it on 
> most 
> > > forums I contribute to.
> > 
> > But this is not a web forum.  It is a usenet newsgroup to 
> which The 
> > MathWorks has provided a web interface.
> 
> Surely then that's another important question. Do the 
> majority of users access the topics through usenet or 
> through the web interface. If through the web interface 
> then it's my opinion (granted it doesn't count for much) 
> that top posting is sufficient since the previous posts are 
> easily identified. 


Thank you for raising this issue. As I just discovered when
trying to do an interleaved reply via the web interface,
that approach doesn't always work very well. Top posting
does indeed seem much better when using the web interface
(both for reading and replying). 

> 
> 
> > > I think snipping was important in bygone days on the 
> likes 
> > > of distribution lists when bandwidth was a problem. 
> > > Therefore it's not important these days - apart from 
> the 
> > > annoyance factor.
> > 
> > Isn't that reason enough?

Excellent point.


> >
> 
> It's not a problem for me to adjust should the majority 
> wish such posting. I was just answering the original 
> question of which do I prefer.


Yes, I'm happy to adjust too.