[OpenIndiana-discuss] Posting inline

[Ian Collins]

Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss wrote:
> Nikola,
 >
 > First of all, I do not understand what you are trying to say. I
 > suggest that taking more care in your expression would help. None of
 > the other respondents seem to have agreed on your intended meaning,
 > so I don't think I'm alone.

His gripe is twofold:

1) Some poster's messages (including yours) appear as replies to the 
original post in a thread, not to the actual message being replied to.  
This completely disrupts the flow of a thread.

2) A general dislike of top-posting, which, to a lesser extent, also 
disrupts the flow of a thread.

Both of these appear to be due to incorrectly configured mail clients.  
The second may be a matter of (bad!) taste.  The first, being uncommon, 
is more than likely a problem with the client.  As the oft quotes Usenet 
adage says:

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's the most annoying thing on Usenet and in email?


-- 
Ian.