Re: Why reply at the bottom of posts?
- From: Marc <see@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:07:45 +0100
ITinerant wrote:
Hi,
I'm just curious as to why so many replies are under the original post instead of at the top?
Personally I find this annoying to have to scroll to the bottom to see the latest reply.
In fact, I usually go on to the next post when I'm just lurking.
What news reader are folks using that does this?
This isn't meant to be a mean spirited question.
Because most news servers delete posts based on date, so if you find a reply to a post that you haven't read, it makes a lot more sense to have replies underneath so the conversation flows in some sort of logical order.
If you've ever had to use Google Groups to research something, you will appreciate how helpful it is when people reply at the bottom.
I think it's just a case of getting used to a particular format. You'll notice that hardly any web based forums place the replies above, because it's such a stupid idea. Email is different, because there are usually less replies between more than one person, so I stick to top replies with email.
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