Re: [libreoffice-users] top-posting

I agree - it's a thorny problem trying to meet the needs of new users (we'd like bring them in to 
the fold) and more sophisticated users such as yourselves.
But, as a new user, I am prepared weed through the threads so I have a better understanding of the 
underlying issues and my options.
Glenn
On Feb 19, 2011, at 12:17 PM, Barbara Duprey wrote:

> On 2/18/2011 11:30 AM, Charles Marcus wrote:
> > On 2011-02-17 9:18 PM, Barbara Duprey wrote:
> > > The presence of archives, or people coming in to a discussion that's
> > > already underway, is the main reason that mailing lists differ from
> > > normal conversational e-mailing where there may well be only two
> > > parties, or several people who have all been there since the beginning,
> > > where everybody just needs to see the most recent addition to the
> > > conversation (or occasionally look deeper into the material for
> > > reference) and top posting is the most effective way to keep
> > > communications going.
> > That makes much more sense on a FORUM...
> >
> > But, Barbara, honestly, I guarantee you the vast majority of people who
> > participate on mail lists do not go to the archives to read entire
> > threads... ever. They come here to post a question and get an answer.
>
> Understood. But we do have archives, and we do try to encourage people to use them. That's why I 
> say there's not ever likely to be a totally satisfactory solution to this.
>
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