If the posts are edited, might you not lose the jest/tone of a message?

Joe

>>>>>>This is the message which I am directly replying to
>>>>>And this is my reply.
>>>>>Please, folks: this was a standard long before MS broke it and decided
>>>>>they liked their way better. Also, please remember to edit
>>>>>your replies, and cut out all the extraneous information, so the
>>>>>threads are actually readable...
>>>I had my share of whacks at that that horse too, Garrett, but its hopeless
>>>trying to get everyone to agree that top down is a standard.
>>and i had to scroll to the bottom to find out why? if it all fits in one
>>screen, i'll post at the bottom. otherwise...
>
>Dave: the point is, that if people actually edit the posts (as I just did), it
>does fit on one screen. If they don't, as you just didn't, it wastes bandwidth and diskspace. I have frame relay at work, but I still have a 14.4 at home, and it really burns me when I have to read long, uneditted posts....