[T3] Intermittent hesitation/stall.?

[Mike Fisher]

My Gmail just has 1/2" condensed prior posts, so it is easy to scroll to
the bottom and post.

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:44 PM, Dave Hall <dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk> wrote:

> Bottom posting works OK when you don't mind scrolling down through the
> story
> so far before you get to the next chapter.   When I read a book, I
> generally
> start from where I finished reading previously - that's why someone came up
> with the idea of a bookmark.  I don't go to the beginning each time, unless
> I've forgotten what the story was about.
> I guess if I couldn't remember what the thread was about it would be
> different, but I generally can.
>
> That's why I top post.  It saves trying to find the bookmark each time!
>
> Dave.
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club
> ===================
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim
> Adney
> Sent: 07 February 2012 22:28
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Intermittent hesitation/stall.?
>
> On 7 Feb 2012 at 11:17, Gary Forsmo wrote:
>
> > Does this post follow the CORRECT Type 3 "protocol" for responding to
> > a question?
>
> I hesitate to designate one particular format the correct one, simply
> because we'll never all manage to agree. But I found your system readable
> and it worked. It avoided excess quoted material, and it got the answer (or
> comment) to follow the question (or statement.) There ought to be a way to
> do this without copying and pasting. In general, I think all you have to do
> is learn how to highlight and use the carriage return and delete keys, and
> how to put your cursor where YOU want to start your message.
>
> The best illustration for this problem that I've ever seen was in someone's
> sig on one of the Bicycle newsgroups. It went something like this:
>
>
> Answer:
> Because it reverses the normal order between question and answer.
>
> Question:
> Why is top posting bad?
>
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