top-replies was Re: [PLUG] kernel parameters for memory usage?

[Paul <emailme@dpagin.net>]

gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:

> Could I ask that you guys please NOT top-reply?
>
> It makes it more difficult to follow the thread of the conversation
> not easier, because one has to jump to the bottom of a message and
> read backwards to find context. Rather, it's much more standard
> Netiquette to quote only the portions of the original message to
> which you're directly responding *before* your response, so the
> reader can have exactly the context he needs present when reading.
> Never mind the massive bandwidth waste caused by top-replies.
>  

I've been thinking about reply formatting.  I usually use the 
bottom-reply format with sparse quoting.  I try to keep the quoted parts 
together unless it helps to break it up and respond to each piece. At 
the same time, it would be more convenient to /not/ have to scroll down 
to read a reply, especially after a lot of quoting.  That's one reason I 
don't preach one style over another.

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