Top Posting, was Re: ASR33 $1000+ And Counting...

[Doc Shipley]

David V. Corbin wrote:
>>>>   Remember that this list is archived and Googleable.  In 
>>>>many cases, posts to this list are the ONLY accessible 
>>>>online reference for hardware or software questions.  Even 
>>>>for list members, being able to search and read that 
>>>>information _with_context_preserved_ keeps down the 
>>>>incidence of the same questions and answers coming up over and over.
>>>>
> 
> 
> Now that is the best reason I have heard so far, but it is easy to go one
> better. [apologies to Jay for even suggesting] Switch from a mail list to a
> proper forum that supports contextual discussions. Absolutely no duplication
> of content to retain context, complete support for diagrams (e.g.
> schematics) or pictures directly in any message. The ability to link between
> current and previous messages, rich content formats, and the list just goes
> on.......

   Oh, hey, K3WL!!!

   Let's make a Yahoo! Groups!  Or better yet, MSN!

   Seriously, what do you reckon would be a "proper forum" for 
international discussion of classic computing?


	Doc