Top Posting Makes The Theoanthropos Cry

Chris · 28 Aug 2006, 11:49 · from 2006-August.txt.gz

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From: rasputin_ at hotmail.com (Chris)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:49:03 +0000
Subject: (urth) Top Posting Makes The Theoanthropos Cry
In-Reply-To: <44F27D52.3060508 at io.com>
Message-ID: <BAY102-F296FDEA43573C83331CB3886380 at phx.gbl>

You're using an interesting new sig, Dan'l.

>Dan'l Danehy-Oakes wrote:
>
> > Jeff,
> >
> > I top-post, as a general rule, only when I don't think there's
> > a need for interleaving (an ugly word; I coined the word
> > "coinscription" to describe the way we write inside each
> > others' texts in email/mailing lists, and will take this
> > oppty to plug it). As a general rule, I try to write such notes
> > so that no context is required and cut the original out
> > completely -- as here; but sometimes I forget to cut it.
> >
> > And sometimes, considering that, due to the vagiaries
> > of  mailing programs and such, some may see the reply
> > before the original, I'll deliberately leave the original
> > below to provide that context. But it's usually just a mistake
> > (forgetting or laziness), since I believe that the coinscriptive
> > style is causing many people to forget how to write a
> > coherent reply without coinscribing.
>
>When would people *need* to write a coherent reply without coinscribing
>or interleaving, or just plain bottom posting like I'm doing now?
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