Re: Could we drop the bottom-posting rule?

From: Date: Tue, 11 May 2021 16:44:34 +0000
Subject: Re: Could we drop the bottom-posting rule?
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On Mon, 10 May 2021 at 22:52, Kamil Tekiela <tekiela246@gmail.com> wrote:

> Almost all new contributors fall into this trap and reply to a thread by
> top-posting, only to get chastised by someone else on the list.
>

I like bottom-posting or point-by-point replies, but would drop the rule
and make the list a more welcoming place for newcomers.

I doubt "bottom posting" is a term people who started online in the last 10
years know - with today/yesterday's example, my takeaway was the original
poster didn't know what it meant. There's also English familiarity to
account for.

Peter


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