Re: [orca-list] Email Usage question

[Tom Masterson <kd7cyu yahoo com>]

I prefer top or mixed postings.  As a braille user I want the most 
pertinent information first.  If I want the history or need the history to 
fully understand the question then I will continue reading.  I think the 
major argument for bottom posting is that it flows more like a 
conversation but with limited time I wind up skipping much of that so...

Tom

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008, Steve Holmes wrote:

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> I personally prefer top posting because it is the most relevant at the
> time and I do use speech (Orca in this case) and I don't wanna have to
> scroll down through 80 lines of quoted history to find a single line
> saying "Me too" or "Same here" or whatever.  I've heard other
> discussions that claim that bottom postings are "More polite and
> proper" but I'm really not sure of the basis for such claims.  One
> thing though, I use mutt, a really cool text based mail client and it
> features a key to skip all quoted stuff and position me on the
> beginning of any new content.  I can't think of any other mailers that
> sport such a feature.  So I think it is a matter of personal choice
> but in this case, the decision of personal choice affects others who
> read the stuff.
>
> Now integrating your reply into the middle of the quoted text is
> perfect for answering multiple questions.
>
> You said someone thought screen reader users would prefer bottom
> posting, well, I would think just the opposite; when a message is
> popped up, you begin reading from the top.  I would think most users
> of screen readers and such would want to hear the post strait away and
> not have to sort out all the previous stuff as I had described
> earlier.  In any case, I would hope people would clean up the previous
> quoted junk and trim it down to reason - maybe the last one or two
> previous messages only.  That keeps sizes down and makes the message
> much easier to read regardless of top or bottom posting.
>
> Hope this makes sense.
>
> On Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 10:53:42PM -0600, Bryen wrote:
> > Just a curious informal survey.
> >
> > On another mailing list, the members vehemently enforce bottom-posting,
> > which is where all replies are put at the bottom of an email, rather
> > than top-posting at the top of an email.
> >
> > Someone tonight brought up that one of the reasons people must
> > bottom-post is because they have to take into consideration that some
> > members require the use of screenreaders and magnifiers and thus
> > bottom-posting makes it easier.
> >
> > I thought it was kind of funny, because here on the Orca list, I've
> > never seen anyone bottom-post.  Almost everything is always top-posted.
> >
> > So, my question, for future reference of information.  Do those of you
> > who use such devices find bottom-posting easier or harder?  And if so,
> > what are the technical challenges that you face for either
> > bottom-posting or top-posting?  Does Orca use some sort of technique to
> > help you skip to the bottom?   What about in-line replies?
> >
> > Just curious, especially since I don't use such devices, but would like
> > to respond with proper information when I see such assumptions
> > elsewhere.
> >
> > Thanks!
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