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Re: top vs. bottom replies (was Re: [Digital BW] Re: Black & White Scanning)

2007-05-21 by Harry Lockwood

On the contrary, Sam, it was exactly the kind of advice I sought.

Harry


On 5/21/07 12:18 PM, "Sam McCandless" <samcc@...> wrote:

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> On May 21, 2007, at 8:32 AM, Harry Lockwood wrote:
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>> > [snip]
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>> > PS  For this group, which is preferred, top or bottom posting?
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> As far as I know, Harry, it's up to us. You'll see some of each, and
> both.
> 
> When, as here, both what's not snipped away and my response to it
> might fit on even a relatively small screen w/o scrolling, I often
> add my response below what's not snipped.
> 
> Otherwise, I usually add my response above what is not snipped away,
> but even then try to be conscientious about snipping as much as
> possible w/o making my response difficult to understand for lack of
> context.
> 
> Editing the subject line as necessary or desirable is, I think, also
> important. Both that and snipping make dealing with the posts a lot
> easier for subscribers who get the posts in batches.
> 
> Please excuse the unasked-for advice, which I expect you don't need
> but I couldn't resist.
> --
> Sam
> 


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Harry F. Lockwood




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