On 9 Dec 2009, at 12:58, Jack Matier wrote:
Do I form a reply at the bottom or the top?
A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right.
Q: Why should I start my reply below the quoted text?
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: The lost context.
Q: What makes top-posted replies harder to read than bottom-posted?
A: Yes.
Q: Should I trim down the quoted part of an email to which I'm replying?
(And to Rob McBroom, thanks for the pointer to quotefixformac!)