Top-posting shenanigans (was: Re: ASR33 $1000+ And Counting...)

[evan]

>>>>> I do what they prefer or what is the norm for the environment.  I'm
trainable.

It's much more fun to be a non-conformist.

--- Ashley Carder <wacarder at usit.net> wrote:

> > IME *typically* the people who top-post come from an environment where
> > they've only ever used Outlook as their email client. I'm not sure why
> > that link exists, but it's been my observation.
> 
> I use Outlook at home (and sneakily here at work to read me personal email),
> and use Lotus Notes as my corporate email client.  I've previously used
> Outlook as a corporate email client as well.  I also sometimes use web-based
> mail clients.  All of these take you down a path to top-posting by default.
> 
> Several months ago I didn't know the difference between top-posting,
> bottom-posting, etc.  I learned to conform here in this list.  Elsewhere, I
> am lazy and just top-post.
> 
> Basically, if I'm somewhere where folks care, I do what they prefer or
> what is the norm for the environment.  I'm trainable.
> 
> Ashley
> 
> 
> 


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