Honestly, I've been doing this a fair amount of time just like everyone else, and I have yet to see a valid argument for why bottom posting is better. To the contrary, I've always seen it as a huge pain, *especially* with multiple levels of reply (which I try to avoid altogether).
My personal rules are: 1. top post my reply (removing multiple levels of reply) unless 2. there are multiple points to be made, in which case I mid-post
If this is unacceptable, then someone in charge please remove me. Otherwise, feel free to feel superior =)
Rick
L. Adrian Griffis wrote:
Top posting is much harder to read, is a sign of poor taste, and is surely a crime against humanity, in some way. If Hitler were alive, I'm sure he would top post. 8-)
But I don't think we need to make a rule about it. Those of us who know better can simply look down on those who don't. Isn't that punishment enough.
Seriously, I think we'll all live less stressful lives if we avoid setting out on missions to control each other's behavior. Top posting is bad, folks, but surely it doesn't rise to the level of something bad enough to warrant a rule. And as someone else pointed out, there are mail user agents that don't give users the option to do anything but top post.
Adrian