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vs. posting/replying after each paragraph

What is the proper and acceptable way to reply to NG, and when & how to
you refer to the post that you're replying to--ie, choose 1 line of previous
post that you're replying to; or just include complete message that you're
replying to, or replying between lines or paragraphs. I'm a newbie, and am
getting contradictory information about this issue. Thanks! k

scaredkitty wrote:
> vs. posting/replying after each paragraph
>
> What is the proper and acceptable way to reply to NG, and when & how to
> you refer to the post that you're replying to--ie, choose 1 line of previous
> post that you're replying to; or just include complete message that you're
> replying to, or replying between lines or paragraphs. I'm a newbie, and am
> getting contradictory information about this issue. Thanks! k

There's no definitive answer, although many people who disagree with
each other fervently believe there is. The consensus seems to be that
bottom posting is more widely accepted. Inter-posting makes sense when
responding to several points in a post. Snipping down to the relevant
info is good practice I believe.

Rôgêr wrote:

> scaredkitty wrote:
>> vs. posting/replying after each paragraph
>>
>> What is the proper and acceptable way to reply to NG, and when &
>> how to you refer to the post that you're replying to--ie, choose 1
>> line of previous post that you're replying to; or just include
>> complete message that you're replying to, or replying between lines
>> or paragraphs. I'm a newbie, and am getting contradictory
>> information about this issue. Thanks! k
>
> There's no definitive answer, although many people who disagree with
> each other fervently believe there is. The consensus seems to be that
> bottom posting is more widely accepted. Inter-posting makes sense when
> responding to several points in a post. Snipping down to the relevant
> info is good practice I believe.

Maybe some people *should* use AOL.
--
It's scary out there.

trout wrote:

> Rôgêr wrote:
>
>> scaredkitty wrote:
>>> vs. posting/replying after each paragraph
>>>
>>> What is the proper and acceptable way to reply to NG, and when &
>>> how to you refer to the post that you're replying to--ie, choose 1
>>> line of previous post that you're replying to; or just include
>>> complete message that you're replying to, or replying between lines
>>> or paragraphs. I'm a newbie, and am getting contradictory
>>> information about this issue. Thanks! k
>>
>> There's no definitive answer, although many people who disagree with
>> each other fervently believe there is. The consensus seems to be that
>> bottom posting is more widely accepted. Inter-posting makes sense
>> when responding to several points in a post. Snipping down to the
>> relevant info is good practice I believe.
>
> Maybe some people *should* use AOL.

Whoops. No offense to kitty. This was meant to go in the "HELP
CANCEL...." thread.
--
Zzzzzzz.

scaredkitty wrote:
> vs. posting/replying after each paragraph

Microsoft seems to think top posting is the go. Everyone else thinks
otherwise. Make your choice.
>
> What is the proper and acceptable way to reply to NG, and when & how to
> you refer to the post that you're replying to--ie, choose 1 line of previous
> post that you're replying to;
or just include complete message that you're
> replying to, or replying between lines or paragraphs. I'm a newbie, and am
> getting contradictory information about this issue. Thanks! k
>
>
Microsoft seems to think top posting is the go. Everyone else thinks
otherwise. Make your choice.
--
Parko

That's ok--no problem
k


"trout" <> wrote in message
news:MTo4e.897733$Xk.349748@pd7tw3no...
> trout wrote:
>
>> Rôgêr wrote:
>>
>>> scaredkitty wrote:
>>>> vs. posting/replying after each paragraph
>>>>
>>>> What is the proper and acceptable way to reply to NG, and when &
>>>> how to you refer to the post that you're replying to--ie, choose 1
>>>> line of previous post that you're replying to; or just include
>>>> complete message that you're replying to, or replying between lines
>>>> or paragraphs. I'm a newbie, and am getting contradictory
>>>> information about this issue. Thanks! k
>>>
>>> There's no definitive answer, although many people who disagree with
>>> each other fervently believe there is. The consensus seems to be that
>>> bottom posting is more widely accepted. Inter-posting makes sense
>>> when responding to several points in a post. Snipping down to the
>>> relevant info is good practice I believe.
>>
>> Maybe some people *should* use AOL.
>
> Whoops. No offense to kitty. This was meant to go in the "HELP
> CANCEL...." thread.
> --
> Zzzzzzz.
>
>

Top posting seems easier (especially to a newbie), but I don't want to
**** any one off
k



"Parko" <> wrote in message
news:fUo4e.458$...
> scaredkitty wrote:
>> vs. posting/replying after each paragraph
>
> Microsoft seems to think top posting is the go. Everyone else thinks
> otherwise. Make your choice.
>>
>> What is the proper and acceptable way to reply to NG, and when & how
>> to you refer to the post that you're replying to--ie, choose 1 line of
>> previous post that you're replying to;
> or just include complete message that you're
>> replying to, or replying between lines or paragraphs. I'm a newbie, and
>> am getting contradictory information about this issue. Thanks! k
> Microsoft seems to think top posting is the go. Everyone else thinks
> otherwise. Make your choice.
> --
> Parko

scaredkitty wrote:
> Top posting seems easier (especially to a newbie), but I don't want to
> **** any one off

Don't worry, you will. No matter what you do. That's not necessarily a
bad thing.

scaredkitty wrote:
> Top posting seems easier (especially to a newbie), but I don't want to
> **** any one off
> k
>
>
>
> "Parko" <> wrote in message
> news:fUo4e.458$...
>
>>scaredkitty wrote:
>>
>>>vs. posting/replying after each paragraph
>>
>>Microsoft seems to think top posting is the go. Everyone else thinks
>>otherwise. Make your choice.
>>
>>> What is the proper and acceptable way to reply to NG, and when & how
>>>to you refer to the post that you're replying to--ie, choose 1 line of
>>>previous post that you're replying to;
>>
>>or just include complete message that you're
>>
>>>replying to, or replying between lines or paragraphs. I'm a newbie, and
>>>am getting contradictory information about this issue. Thanks! k
>>
>>Microsoft seems to think top posting is the go. Everyone else thinks
>>otherwise. Make your choice.
>>--
>>Parko
>
>
>
Look at it like Instant Messaging, your answer follows the other guys
question. Easy to keep track of. OE can be set to bottom post.

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Magic Weaver Of Life
Enjoy Life And Live It To Its Fullest
Freedom For The World <http://www.nuboy-industries.com/>

Old Gringo wrote:
>
> >>Microsoft seems to think top posting is the go. Everyone else thinks
> >>otherwise. Make your choice.

True. MS started the top posting thing when folks with OE started to use
USEnet. They figured MS knows best, which is incorrect.

> Look at it like Instant Messaging, your answer follows the other guys
> question. Easy to keep track of. OE can be set to bottom post.