On Tue, Oct 31, 2023 at 08:58:32PM -0700, David Masterson wrote:
> yaxp <yaxp@cock.li> writes:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > Which posting style is preferable in this list?
> >
> > Top or Bottom.
> 
> A decades old argument.  Top makes it easier for many mail readers to
> slice off all the previous thread history (which the reader has in
> previous messages).  Bottom makes it easier to have thread context in
> the message,
> 
> Most Emacs related mailing lists / newsgroups prefer bottom.

Let me add that top posting, while it might kind-of-work for personal
mail breaks down spectacularly in mailing lists.

A mixture of both is worse,of course :-)

Cheers
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t