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.