Ah well ... :-)

I feel that top posting is useful for a single paragraph reply of 
moderate length where the quoted material is visible when the message 
is opened.

For anything of complexity where there are several quotes or where the 
response includes a summary of past thread history, or where there are 
responses to responses to ..., then bottom or interleaved posting 
seems (to me) vastly superior.

I have seen numerous top posts where it is not obvious what is being 
replied to, even when (or because) extensive quoted material is 
included.

I also find that responses where there is no quoted material (as is 
the case here :-) ) are often completely unintelligible without going 
back and looking at prior posts. I'm unlikely to do this if the thread 
is not already of significant interest.

I use whatever seems best and logical and useful at the time BUT find 
that, for me, this is usually bottom posting.


        Russell McMahon

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