[amsat-bb] Re: Email etiquette - was Re: Re: Moon

Tue Apr 13 15:50:30 PDT 2010

But I've already read that message, and even can recall what it was
about, usually.  I want to read the NEW contribution without having to
read all that again.

But if you've forgotten what went before, I have made a handy footnote
available to you.

So top posting often wins.

73, doug

   Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:02:39 -0700 (PDT)
   From: John Magliacane <kd2bd at yahoo.com>

   > Top posting makes no sense, and on small screens makes it damn near
   > impossible to follow what's going on.

   A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
   Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
   A: Top-posting.
   Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?