[Elecraft] Posting

[JessMX5]

Can I be impolite and top post that this is enough of this?

Jess
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Mury" <ve7ngr at rac.ca>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Posting


> On Sat, 2004-27-11 at 19:27 -0500, W3FPR - Don Wilhelm wrote:
>> Netiquette or not, I prefer to read responses that have the new text on
>> top
>
> Etiquette or not, I prefer to pick my nose in expensive restaurants -
> but I don't, because that's how society works, and like it or not, I'm a
> part of that society. It's the same reason I don't say "10-4 good
> buddy!" on ham radio.
>
>> the subject and my memory are usually sufficient to tell me what I need
>> to know about the prior information.
>
> I receive anywhere from 500 to 1000 emails a day. The subject and my
> memory are often not sufficient. A *short, trimmed* quote above the new
> comments does a very good job of putting things in context.
>
> This is especially true in an active discussion, where there are lots of
> replies, and replies to replies, etc. It can quickly become very
> confusing to know exactly who and what someone is replying to if they
> top post.
>
>>  Scrolling down to find the latest response is a waste of time IMHO.
>
> Scrolling down (having to search for the right spot), then reading
> downwards, then scrolling back up a bit (having to search for the right
> spot again), and reading downwards again, then scrolling back up a bit
> (having to search for the right spot), and reading downwards, etc... is
> a bigger waste of time, not to mention being a pain.
>
>> For my part, please put your response at  the beginning.
>
> Sorry, I will continue to bottom post - as I should.
>
> -- 
> 73, Brian
> VE7NGR
>
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