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Bisirat Amanuel
I like top posting because I'd like to see the reply without having to
scroll down. Kinda like a reply to an email. Inputs?
scroll down. Kinda like a reply to an email. Inputs?
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Steve Winograd [MVP]
"Bisirat Amanuel" said:
This Internet standard specifies bottom posting:
RFC 1855 - Netiquette Guidelines
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html
Section 3.1.1, "General Guidelines for mailing lists and NetNews",
says:
If you are sending a reply to a message or a posting be sure you
summarize the original at the top of the message, or include
just enough text of the original to give a context.
I bottom post, but I don't care which way other people do it. Some
people have very strong opinions on this and will argue endlessly
about it.
To instantly get to the bottom of a long reply, press Ctrl-End.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
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Guest
Steve Winograd said:
Yeah, had one of those at me the other day. :-/
Personally I don't see the point in doing either, as all modern software is
capable of organizing messages into threads. I normally only quote where the
quote sets the context for my reply, as here. In this case I top-quote as it
would not make sense to set the context after the statement.
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mikeyhsd
if you do not mind getting virtual spanking by the net nannies then post as you desire.
people often quote usenet standards that are several centuries old and have never been updated to modern technology.
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I like top posting because I'd like to see the reply without having to
scroll down. Kinda like a reply to an email. Inputs?
people often quote usenet standards that are several centuries old and have never been updated to modern technology.
(e-mail address removed)
I like top posting because I'd like to see the reply without having to
scroll down. Kinda like a reply to an email. Inputs?
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Stan
EXACTLY!..... It's so amazing how some people have no clue in how to
use the Destructive Backspace Key, the Delete Key or the big one
called Highlighting and Deleting whole blocks of test. Or... they
will bring forward into their reply a 10 tier quote (full quote of
last 10 replies) and give some incredible reply as "I Agree" or
something just as intelligent.
I guess it's rocket science to some on how to properly edit out
everything in the quote except the specific part of the quote you are
replying to. If anyone needs more detail, then they can follow the
thread backwards and get it for themselves.
Example of how the clueless do it:
Uh.... I Agree?
Sinseerlly, (usually mispelled)
Bubba
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Chuck
As Steve says, use Ctrl-End when replying to a long post. Or read thru it
patiently, then trim it appropriately.
Replying after the previous post works best when solving problems, as it's
easier to follow the problem solving process. The original post starts at the
top of the thread, and you follow down the thread. As you follow down, you read
thru the individual posts, and downwards thru each post.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting
But do trim the post that you are replying to, and leave only relevant details.
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Zilbandy
What Stan said.
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Zilbandy
Why change something when it works? Now, excuse me, I have to go
change the oil in my 79 Chevy.
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Steve Winograd [MVP]
Ian said:
Unfortunately, many people in the Microsoft news groups use
Microsoft's badly designed web interface to the news groups:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx
It's not easy to see threads, or even to find replies to your own
messages, using the web interface, so quoting relevant parts when
replying to a message is necessary.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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Bisirat Amanuel
Ok, I'll try and follow the advice of bottom posting and trimming the
quotes. Although, I have to say that it is a lot more work than just posting
where the cursor appears in the beginning.
Thanks for the replies.
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Zilbandy
But, it's much nicer for those of us reading your posts.
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Chuck
Yes, it is work to read the replies to your posts, or to read the thread.
Just as it is work for us to read your posts, or the thread.
Anyway, we thank you for your thoughtfulness.