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I usually top-post because why would someone I reply to want to see their own text first? Gmail hides the quoted part anyway. The exception is either when it's
by Aardwolf 14y ago
I usually top-post because why would someone I reply to want to see their own text first? Gmail hides the quoted part anyway.
The exception is either when it's already a big group thread in which everyone bottom posted, or if I'm replying in-line to several parts of the email.
I don't get why some people are so annoyed by bottom and/or top posting though. For me it all seems to go quite naturally...
- betterunix 14y agoTop-posting for a one-on-one thread is perfectly fine, unless you need to illustrate the specific text you are replying to (which I frequently do). When there are more than two people, though, there are other issues to consider, like the fact that some messages might not have been received by everyone (e.g. due to spam filters). The problem with top-posting is that the quoted text basically becomes useless. Why even bother with it?
- Aardwolf 14y agoI don't bother with it. I ignore it.