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Date:         Mon, 30 Sep 2013 04:51:42 -0500
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject:      Re: 1986 Westfalia with 16" tires
Comments: To: Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <52494520.5060205@flatsurface.com>
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On 9/30/2013 4:32 AM, Mike S wrote: > On 9/29/2013 7:04 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: >> Change your email settings to put your replies on top. Makes it >> easier for >> most of us. > > Please don't encourage top-posting. > http://www.idallen.com/topposting.html > > A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right. > Q: Why should I start my reply below the quoted text? > > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > > A: The lost context. > Q: What makes top-posted replies harder to read than bottom-posted? > > A: Yes. > Q: Should I trim down the quoted part of an email to which I'm replying? The easiest thing to do I guess is quit posting period, that would please everybody....goodbye

DM&FS


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