[OT] quoting text

[Stewart Gordon]

Saaa wrote:
>> I guess it depends on your style.  If you respond to the entire message,
>> then putting at the top makes sense, because then you can read the 
>> response quickly, and read the history below if you want.

If I want to read the whole message you're replying to, I can open up 
the mesasge you're replying to in my newsreader.

<snip>
>> But if you want to respond point-by-point, then going below makes sense. 
>> You can respond to each point, then have your main point at the bottomm of 
>> the message.
> Who would do that!

Anybody who is well-educated on how to use newsgroups?

>> My email clients always put quoted text below.  However, my news client 
>> always quotes above.
<snip>

Below/above what?

- the cursor?
- one or more blank lines?
- your signature?
- the message you typed, after you hit the send button?

I for one would like to see newsreaders that will, at least as a pref, 
put the cursor above the quoted text and blank lines/sig below.  This 
sets the user ready to work down the message, trimming it down and 
inserting reply text where it fits.  See
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=227376

Stewart.