[lug] Re: E-mail etiquette

[dio2002 at indra.com]

top, bottom, middle it all depends on the context as others have stated. 
   for instance, i'm posting this top because the entire replied to 
message is easy to see in the body with my reply and it's easier for the 
reader to jump on my statement at the top.  imho, the nature of this 
thread doesn't require bottom posting because it's basically just a 
bunch of opinions.  not too hard to follow that at the top.

what DOES bug me though is how different email clients (esp some of the 
online mail apps) screw up INLINE reply commenting.  royal pita. 
regardless of whether you top or bottom post, nothing sucks more than 
when you have to get creative to tame inline replies / commenting.

David Morris wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:49 PM, George Sexton <gsexton at mhsoftware.com> wrote:
>>
>> David L. Anselmi wrote:
>>> David Morris wrote:
>>>> Reminds me of an old argument on why bottom-posting should be used:
>> Have you ever seen a top poster whine about bottom posting?
> 
> Many times in corporate environments where outlook is the norm.
> Sometimes they won't even read a bottom-post email if you don't
> include a statement at the top like "Important comments in-line in
> blue", and color comments appropriately to stand out.  Most common
> among managers in my experience.
> 
> --David
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