[GTALUG] email etiquette.

[Alvin Starr]

On 03/16/2016 11:16 AM, Giles Orr wrote:
> On 15 March 2016 at 23:44, William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca> wrote:
[snip]
> just accept that we live in an imperfect world.
>
Given that the list defined preference is to post at the bottom I will 
do this as often as I remember and as much as possible make sure I 
remove most of the quoted text.

That being said here are my arguments for replies at the top.
1) It is easier on people with accessibility issues( I checked with 
someone who handles making accessible documents for the Ont. Govt.).
2) mail readers that I have seen and used will open the message at the 
top of the message so that I will need to scroll down through the 
message to get to the reply.
This is exacerbated when working on a small screen device like a smart 
phone.
Even if mail readers opened at the bottom they would then be showing the 
signature block and possibly not exentding up into the replay.
3)bottom posting sets up massively editing the quoted text as manditory.
4)forced deletion of most of the quoted text can remove context for the 
next reader forcing them to try and track back the message chain to find 
the content assuming they have the previous messages.

I have deliberately chosen to fix Thunderbird so that it puts replies  
at the top because I am convinced that for most people who I interact 
with having immediately visible messages and uncensored content are 
important features.

There is some logic and reasoning behind my choice and all are free to 
disagree/disregard them.

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