Re: top posting - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Lew
Subject Re: top posting
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Msg-id 66ydnUdempcNQP3anZ2dnUVZWhednZ2d@comcast.com
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In response to Re: top posting  (Ron St-Pierre <ron.pgsql@shaw.ca>)
List pgsql-general
Ron St-Pierre wrote:
> I agree that top-posting can sometimes be easier to read. However, from
> the perspective of someone who *often* searches the archives for answers
> it is usually *much* easier to find a complete problem/solution set when
> the responses are bottom posted and/or interleaved.

The objection people have about a short answer after a long post isn't cured
by top-posting.  It's cured by editing the quoted material to provide
appropriate context without letting the length go bad.

Jo: It made the post harder to read.
Mo: Why is it bad?
Jo: Top-posting.
Mo: What was the problem with my post?

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Lew

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