[AccessD] OT: Why not reply at top of message

Kath Pelletti KP at sdsonline.net
Thu Aug 5 21:31:47 CDT 2004


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.

But what would we all *like* it to do? We all write code to reverse it......

Nice talking to you Stuart - I am going to leave this thread - I fear that the result is going to be that everyone starts bottom posting and I'll bitterly regret raising the topic!!

Kath
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Stuart McLachlan 
  To: Access Developers discussion and problemsolving 
  Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 12:04 PM
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Why not reply at top of message


  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>







   
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