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Posted by dorayme on 10/15/08 11:50
In article <06idnQl7QLRmQwzZnZ2dnUVZ_tydnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"Ed Mulroy" <dont_email_me@bitbuc.ket> wrote:
> > ... If you do this one simple thing, you will see it happen: Put the
> > list first in the HTML ...
>
> There is a reason I want it last. For search engine indexing I want
> page-specific content to come first in the file. The menu is unchanged
> throughout most pages in that section of my site.
>
In that case, there is another route and it involves absolute
positioning. This will be tricky for you. It is tricky for most.
> > ... The pint of thgis pleasant rave (I always like to start the
> > day with one) is this: you are doing something more than
> > being gracious ...
>
> I do not agree that bottom posting is "correct". Sure, there are those who
> use usenet (pun intended) to dictate how we will do things. They tell who
> among us is bad and enjoy their rule. You can read their stuff all over as
> "rules" for doing this or that on the Internet, rules created by
> self-appointed folks who were there early enough that what they posted went
> unchallenged at the time.
Yes, I understand and sympathise
> If that is why you want bottom posting then it is
> unfortunate that those self-appointed rulers have influenced you. If you
> want it because you like it better, then ok, that I understand.
It is quite amazing how you miss the third possibility given I
outlined it: namely that there are good reasons to bottom post.
Do you "like" scrolling down to find out what someone is replying
to when it is not crystal clear? It is not a matter of what this
Tom, Dick or Harry likes or does not like. Who rules or does not
rule [1].
It is a matter of the convenience of it for folks on the whole.
It is an objective matter, not something to do with opinion
polls. You could conduct a test to see which format would get the
best answers to questions. It has more objective advantages than
top posting.
[1] Who rules is a settled question. It is Spartanicus.
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dorayme
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