F8(1) vs multimedia production(0)

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Thu, 2008-08-14 at 19:36 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:
> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > 
> > Gmail also encourages top-posting, though at least the quoting mechanism
> > is a bit more standard.
> > 
> 
> You do know how to move the cursor, don't you?

I'm going to assume this is a rhetorical question.

> Starting with the cursor 
> at the top shouldn't encourage you to top-post, it should encourage you 
> to move down through the quoted text, deleting unwanted context and 
> adding your response in line in each section.

OK, let's look at the possibilities:

Policy: leave the cursor at the top
        User wants to top-post: starts typing
        User wants to bottom-post: has to scroll before typing
        User wants inline comments: has to scroll before typing
        
Policy: put the cursor at the bottom:
        User wants to top-post: has to scroll before typing
        User wants to bottom-post: starts typing
        User wants inline comments: has to scroll before typing
        
Which of the two policies is more conducive to top-posting?

poc