[Gmail-Users] Re: Improvs

On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 14:01:55 -0000, "Dustin LindenSmith" <dlindensmith@gmail.com>
Subject: [Gmail-Users] Re: Improvs
Wrote these words of wisdom:

>
> Oh, I agree with this one, too. Sig before quoted text, all the way.
> And re the notifier, I'd also like what Outlook's notifier does,
> letting you automatically delete the message if you know right off the
> bat that you won't need it.

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On 12/9/2005 1:39:18 PM Gerard Seibert Replied:

Placing the signature before the quoted text results in a far more
difficult to follow thread. Google has even posted regarding this:

http://groups.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=12348&topic=250

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Summarize what you're following up.

When you click "Reply" under "show options" to follow up an existing
article, Google Groups includes the full article in quotes, with the
cursor at the top of the article. Tempting though it is to just start
typing your message, please STOP and do two things first. Look at the
quoted text and remove parts that are irrelevant. Then, go to the BOTTOM
of the article and start typing there. Doing this makes it much easier
for your readers to get through your post. They'll have a reminder of
the relevant text before your comment, but won't have to re-read the
entire article. And if your reply appears on a site before the original
article does, they'll get the gist of what you're talking about.

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Gerard Seibert
gerard.seibert@gmail.com

A: Because it reverses the natural flow of a dialog.
Q: Why is top posting undesirable when replying?

TOPIC: Posting Etiquette

http://www.river.com/users/share/etiquette/