Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Thu Aug 5 21:04:07 CDT 2004
On 6 Aug 2004 at 11:42, Kath Pelletti wrote: > Interesting - but I completely disagree. > > Following the same logic - when you write a system with a continuous > form - do you display the *latest* records at the top - or make them > scroll all the way down to see the latest data? > When Access adds a new record to a continuous form/table/query does it add it at the top or the bottom? A. Because it breaks the logical order of conversation. Q. Why is top posting bad? > I think that displaying chronological order descending is simple and > for a list like this where we have already read the original post we > only want to read the reply And with a long thread with lots of different opinions and branches? Take recent thread about "RE: [AccessD] Naming Conventions". Top posts became very difficult to follow. Once the discussion had split off into Integers v Longs, there was no way of telling what the respondent is responding to without scrolling down and then back up again. > > I also think that your definition of Usenet Etiquette, like most > 'rules' on the Internet can always be open for reasonable debate. There's plenty of that. Try gooling ["top posting" "bottom posting"] > I guess the question is - what is the netiquette for AccessD on this > topic? > I know what I'd like it to be <grin> -- Lexacorp Ltd http://www.lexacorp.com.pg Information Technology Consultancy, Software Development,System Support.