posting rules reminder

[Jack]

That's right. We never agreed to bottom posting.
There are arguments both for and against top posting
and bottom posting. The biggest problem with bottom
posting is for those who are following a thread.
It becomes worse when posters don't trim responses.
There's one thing worse than having a reply with the
entire thread pasted on top of the reply, forcing one
to scroll to the bottom to get to the reply. That one
thing is an in-post reply that includes the whole
thread
and the reply buried in various places in the entire
thread
of a topic.

There are three accepted reply methods on the KCLUG.
Top-posting, bottom posting and in-posting. The reason
for
this is that the KCLUG is an anarchy. Not a democracy
or a
dictatorship.

As you can see I fall into the top-posting category. I
find it easier to read. Should I jump into a thread
halfway into it, and
find myself not relating to the context, I go and read
the original post. I prefer everyone top-post, but
won't try to force my opinion on the LUG by claiming
it is a standard behavior.

It has generally been accepted that it is bad manners
to not trim 
replies. Although I don't recall us ever setting up a
formal list of posting rules. I would not be opposed
to having a standard list of rules, but I know that
with the anarchaic composition of the LUG that is
unlikely to ever happen. Most mailing lists do have
rules and at least one moderator. As far as I know we
have none.

IIRC,
Brian JD

PS. I remember more than one debate on this topic.
With no resolution in any of the debates.

--- Jim Herrmann wrote:

> This was never agreed to.  I recall a huge debate
> about it, and it was 
> never resolved.  Top posting is WAY more easy to
> read.  :-P
> 
> Jason Dewayne Clinton wrote:
> 
> >* Do not top post. Put your reply below the quoted
> parts of the message.