Admin: List Rules

[cubfanbudwoman]

ADMIN:
> The List Elves would like to remind members of OTC that the same 
> posting conventions that apply on the Main list also apply here. 
> This includes adding your response to a message *below* the 
> material you're quoting and playing nice with others. Please be 
> aware that here, as on Main, repeated violations of the rules and 
> posting conventions can result in remoderation.
> *****************************************

md:
> I know I constantly forget to do this, I have several other list 
> that I post on, this is the only one that requires this.
> 
> -- be cool if we could just get rid of the rule.


SSSusan/Shorty Elf:
Speaking as both a regular list member and as a list elf, I would 
like to disagree.  There *are* logical reasons for the requirement of 
not top-posting.  

First, placing one's comments below quoted material (preferably 
snipped to its bare minimum!) puts the comments in what I 
call "conversation order."  One doesn't have to scroll DOWN to read 
what was said before and then back UP to see what's being added; one 
simply reads or skims the quote to refresh her/his memory, and then 
the new comments flow right onward.

The other reason for not top-posting is that, for the benefit of our 
visually impaired members who are using screenreading software, it 
helps if all members of the HPfGU community use a consistent pattern 
in posting.  The screenreading software is, imo, a miracle, but it 
still takes a lot of work to sort things out if quotes aren't snipped 
or aren't attributed or if new comments are placed where the reader 
isn't expecting them.

So, that's my two knuts for leaving the posting rule exactly where 
it's always been.

Siriusly Snapey Susan/Shorty Elf