Bottom versus Top posting

I have had a complaint from many people that they find my emails 
confusing. I find that I don't get replies to requests/questions which 
are at the end of their emails even when I have 'snipped' them.

This is because !Messenger Pro always bottom posts.

Remember !Messenger Pro is designed to follow the Netiquette protocol 
which was normal in the early days of the internet

I have re-searched for Email Netiquette on Top and Bottom posting and 
found this useful guidance given to students on a University site:-
     
     Top or bottom posting?
     
     Posting style is all about where you start your reply to a 
     message.
     
     Top posting: refers to replying above the original email
     
     Bottom posting: starting your reply below the original 
     email.
     
     There is no set rule as to which you should use. Everyone 
     has their preferences and arguments for and against each 
     style.
     
     However the general rule of thumb is that if you are 
     replying to a mailing list or newsgroup, many people prefer 
     bottom posting as it's easier to read through articles etc 
     from top to bottom.
     
     On the other hand, top posting is the default for several 
     popular email clients, and as such the preference for many, 
     as top posting makes it 'easier' for people to find the 
     latest response to a message. Otherwise readers may need to 
     scroll for pages before they get to the last message. This 
     is perhaps the biggest reason why some people are actually 
     against bottom posting.
     
     It is probably best to find out which style the majority of 
     people in your department use and stick to that. Otherwise 
     it can become quite confusing to have some top posting and 
     others bottom posting in an email conversation!
     
Do others think it that we need to be able to choose whether to top or 
bottom post according to whom or where we are sending an email and 
that should ask for this option to be added?

Is it time for us to think again and ask Andrew to give us this 
option, which I understand exists in some other product?

-- 
Jenny Cornwell
Hallatrow
01761 453641

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