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[Jordan McCollum <grymtooth@xxxxxxxxx>]

I would also make the argument that since 99% of email clients show the
top of the message first, it's somewhat easier on the reader since they
immediately see the content of the reply at the top first. Personally, I
guess it has never mattered to me, was just easier to top post...

Mike Sherman wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Jay Sullivan <notfed@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
>> http://idallen.com/topposting.html
>>     
>
> Nice link.
> I just listened to the Ubuntu UK podcast and they were talking about
> top posting and html
> email.  One of them was booted of a list on his 2nd post for top
> posting an html email.
>
> I used to be more strongly against top posting, but I've about given
> up.  The about link also
> talks about how to make Microsoft outlook _not_ do top posts...  We
> had them (Microsoft)
> teach a class at work when the company switched to Outlook for "email".  They
> RECOMMEND top posting and keeping the original email(s) intact at the
> bottom to preserve
> it rather than saving all the emails in a thread.  Then you only need
> to archive 1 email.
>
> Anyways, I'm new to this list.  I just wanted to say that so far, the
> discussion has been
> stimulating  :-)
>
> -Mike in Willoughby, OH
>
>   
>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Sean Welton <spwelton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>     
>>> yes I'm gonna be that guy
>>> picture attached lol
>>>
>>> On Thu, 2010-04-15 at 14:17 -0400, Paul Tagliamonte wrote:
>>>       
>>>> this thread IS AWESOME
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Jay Sullivan <notfed@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> Thanks guys, you really answered my  [blank] pretty well.  I think I'm
>>>>> good now.  You all going to http://www.ohiolinux.org/ on September
>>>>> 11th?
>>>>>           
>>>> Hell yes. We need to have a big Ubuntu showing there
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jay Sullivan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Brian Freytag <brifreytag@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> eek!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Jason Chandler <canthus13@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> Y'know, It's really kind of sad that an empty message has generated more ML
>>>>>>> traffic this month than anything else...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --Jason
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Sean Welton <spwelton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>> Riveting tale, chap!!!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, 2010-04-15 at 12:47 -0400, Douglas Stanley wrote:
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>>> looks that way...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Jason Chandler <canthus13@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>>>>>>> Really?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Jay Sullivan <notfed@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>                     
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