On Thursday 29 July 2010 12:19 AM, Piyush Ranjan wrote:
Frankly this top posting bottom posting stupidity should be history. Use an email client which can fold the text of old emails/thread properly and it would stop matter-ing. For me with gmail bottom posting is pain! I would rather top post as it is faster. When you really need to reply to something post inline.
In the FOSS world stupidity is always history. Have a look at this link and observe how organised the posts and replies are. https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15528 On the Linux lists everywhere, the same practice is followed and that makes yours, mine and all our lives easier when we are stuck with some problem and require help on the net. The issue is not just top or bottom posting but interleaved posting where you trim your original text and reply below the relevant text. If your devices do not support proper formatting of messages then it is natural that such devices should be avoided for use on this list. If 2 or 3 wheelers are not allowed on the Expressway, can they force themselves on that road simply because their owners want to use them? Mobile devices are convenient but there are places where we avoid using them or even switch them off.