Top or bottom?

[undyingking]

I just had a brief email exchange with someone about the merits (or otherwise) of top-posting. The difference of opinion was such that I thought maybe I was going mad it would be a good idea to do a quick vox pop among you lot. So here goes!

[Poll #1085629]

Comments

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

While we're at it, can we put people who send HTML mails against the wall, too?

[wimble.livejournal.com]

If we set a width=1px; style, we can probably put them against both walls at the same time.

[al-fruitbat.livejournal.com]

I send HTML mails when there's no easy alternative. It's good for sending (for example) embedded excel tables, or in-line linked pictures when you do want the picture as part of the message, but don't want to embed it and send it out as a binary attachment.

While we're at it, can we put people who send HTML mails against the wall, too?

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

If the embedding of images, tables etc. were to work perfectly across platforms/email applications, that would be indeed a reason to use them. I have yet to receive one that has perfect code, though.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

I suspect "HTML email" is a fairly ad hoc concept which different mail client manufacturers interpret as they see fit. Certainly none of the ones I've used generate code that's even approximately compliant with the ordinary HTML specs.

[chrisvenus]

Why? Do you not like bold text or underlining or other such rich text features in your mail?

Or did you mean people who send badly former HTML with a bunch of crap in it?

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Because HTML mails usually force me to top post. ;o)

That is also an issue.