[amsat-bb] Re: Email etiquette - was Re: Re: Moon

This getting as bad as the toilet paper roll over or roll under thing geez guys.

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On 4/13/2010 5:50 PM, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote:

But I've already read that message, and even can recall what it was about, usually. I want to read the NEW contribution without having to read all that again.

But if you've forgotten what went before, I have made a handy footnote available to you.

So top posting often wins.

73, doug

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:02:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Magliacane<kd2bd@yahoo.com>

>  Top posting makes no sense, and on small screens makes it damn near
>  impossible to follow what's going on.

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

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