[WBEL-users] Using WB for Enterprise level Networks

Johnny Hughes mailing-lists@hughesjr.com
Wed, 24 Nov 2004 20:15:13 -0600


On Wed, 2004-11-24 at 18:23 -0500, William Hooper wrote:
> William Warren said:
> > What is the standard i get "corrected" for top and bottom
> > posting.  Frankly i have tried to do both..i am not going to try to please
> > everyone.  If you want bottom posts let me see a majority vote off-list
> > same goes for top posts..if i get no response i will do it my way..:)
> 
> As a general rule on technical lists, inline replying is best.  Barring
> that (for example, this message, where it wouldn't make sense) most lists
> prefer bottom posting.  That way you get some context of the previous
> message to remind you of what the thread is about.
> 
> Also make sure you trim non-relevant text (which I would guess is the
> cause of your being "corrected" for bottom posting).
> 
> I generally don't care much about it, but it does make it easier to reply
> inline to multiple messages (as the example you replied to) if the
> comments are either inlined or bottom posted.
> 

If we are voting ... I vote for INLINE if possible, followed by BOTTOM
posting :)