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Hi,
I used to think split posting was good. But now I can't stand it.
I spend more time trying to distinguish between Original content and New
content than reading
the actual information provided! And when a thread is continued, It just
ends up a big mess.
The idea of resending the original content (again and again) is so you
can review the original/previous
post's for clarification with ease without having to wade through old
individual messages.
I don't mind html in email either. Text is small. And unless your
archiving email on a floppy disk,
I can't see how space could be a problem. Even the smallest HD is huge
compared to the space requirements
of text email storage.
As far as covering the NUMEROUS posts on this forum, I let GMAIL do all
the archiving (just in case I
need to review some previous post) for me and leave my local email
client for storing more personal emails.
Searching the old emails for information is just a pitta. And I don't
bother doing it. Not even with the downloadable
forum archives. Probably to my detriment to some extent I'm sure.
Michael.
Yuki Taga wrote:
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> >>>>> Great, you have learned a valuable lesson.
> >>>> Okay, then I'll never do it again.
> >>> No.
> >> But doesn't that make it more convenient and easier to read?
> > Not really.
> Is it a good idea to top post?
>
> Yuki
>
> Monday, February 19, 2007, 10:36:32 AM, you wrote:
>
> MSG> Two words:
>
> MSG> TOP POST
>
> Top posters *never* trim messages. Go back and look at the archives.
> They don't, for the most part. They send a one line answer at the
> top worth 2-kb or less, and let a 135-kb message get sent again and
> again.
>
> Sadly, the list owner here *prefers* top posting. So we have no
> choice, really. But that is only because he has more RAM and disk
> space between his ears than most of us have. He doesn't *need* to
> see and understand the context; he remembers *everything*! ^_-
>
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