Because otherwise it's hard to figure out what some top posters are
talking about.
Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) said on Thu, 10 Jun 2021 16:08:14 +0000
>All,
>
>First, I AM an old-timer, and prefer the top posting for a number of
>reasons. I’ve tried the Digest versions of lists in the past and they
>didn’t quite work out (for me).
>
>Top post, newest on top, older stuff indented, can be clipped
>wherever, although I prefer to see everything if I need to, below. Why
>should I need to scroll down to see the newest stuff, especially in
>long threads. Top posting is very easy to understand what’s what,
>always see the latest stuff first, no scrolling to get going, if I
>want to see history, I scroll down, I prefer to see the whole thread
>at once, even the really long ones, for the context. I tend to search
>for old stuff in the archives through Nabble which works great (for
>me).
>
>Alternatively, where I deem appropriate I will do inline
>posting/clipping, but I always announce that at the top (posting) of
>the response.
>
>My tarnished two cents worth . . . :c)
>
>Bobb
>
>P.S. BTW, I intentionally don’t use a big SIG in my Email because of
>my list participation. I have no control over my companies addition
>of those “Think Before You Click . . .” placards either. Only
>alternative there is to not use my Company account, which seems wrong
>to me for some reason . . . I could probably figure out some way to
>address those placards automatically, but haven’t tried as of yet. I
>wonder if I could do it with a rule/scripting . . . .
>
>
>From: Vijaykumar Jain <vijaykumarjain.github@gmail.com>
>Date: Monday, June 7, 2021 at 7:06 AM
>To: pgsql-general <pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org>
>Subject: bottom / top posting
>
>Think Before You Click: This email originated outside our organization.
>
>I hear a lot of suggestions wrt bottom / top posting.
>
>only when i read this,
>PostgreSQL - general - Top posting.... | Threaded View
>(postgresql-archive.org)<https://www.postgresql-archive.org/Top-posting-tt5961037.html#none>
>
>I got a feeling it sounded rude to the top post, despite me not even
>having an iota of intention to think that way. I was mostly used to
>tickets or chat. but as with chats, using CAPS was not known to me as
>shouting for a long time, when someone pointed out to me this is what
>others feel when they read.
>
>Will keep this in mind, for me as well as others who are not aware of
>the same.
>
>--
>Thanks,
>Vijay
>Mumbai, India
