[clue-tech] Top down

[mike havlicek]

OK I will not share my knowledge.
--- "Joe \"Zonker\" Brockmeier" <xonker at gmail.com>
wrote:
> On 4/24/05, mike havlicek <mhavlicek1 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > This policy of top down design seems kinda
> silly...
> 
> No, it doesn't, if you think about it. 
> 
> > It seems that the new info would be more relevant.
> Not
> > reading the old post over and over ? Of course the
> > original post should probably be included for
> > reference sake :)
> 
> This only works if you presume:
> 
> A) Everyone is reading the conversation in order. 
> B) Everyone reading the conversation has been
> subscribed since the
> beginning of the conversation.
> C) The conversation goes away after it's done. (ie,
> not archived)
> D) When replying to a number of questions it will be
> immediately
> obvious which reply is paired with which question.
> E) A maximum of two participants. 
> 
> I shouldn't want to read a conversation between five
> or ten people,
> with the entirety of their replies intact, in
> reverse order, in the
> middle of a conversation on a list to which I just
> subscribed.
> 
> This has already been hashed out on thousands of
> other lists. There
> are quite logical reasons why it's considered good
> "netiquette" not to
> to top-post, and to trim messages so only the
> relevant info remains.
> 
> For further guidance:
> http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html
> 
> Zonker
> -- 
> Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier
> xonker at gmail.com
> "Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years,
> doctor, and I'm happy
> to state I finally won out over it." ~ Elwood P.
> Dowd, "Harvey"
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