Poll: Email Reply Netiquette

[oaaltone]

When replying to an email and quoting the original message, do you start your reply above or below the quoted message? Just curious...

 

[bigalt]

if i'm directly addressing the stuff in the email, i put my stuff below. if it's just there to remind them of what they wrote, then i leave their email below.

 

[minendo]

Always above.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: bigalt
if i'm directly addressing the stuff in the email, i put my stuff below. if it's just there to remind them of what they wrote, then i leave their email below.

Agreed.

Usually if I am addressing individual questions or paragraphs then I reply below.

Otherwise my reply is above, their quote is below.

 

[samgau]

Above normally....

 

[Entity]

I like to reply above, but Thunderbird starts out by default below, and I haven't figured out how to change it.

 

[eigen]

Above

 

[oaaltone]

Originally posted by: Entity
I like to reply above, but Thunderbird starts out by default below, and I haven't figured out how to change it.

Tools > Account Settings > select the appropriate account > Composition & Addres... > "Automatically quote the original message when replying" > Then, **CHANGE THIS** "Start my reply above the quote."

 

[Entity]

Originally posted by: olliebg

Originally posted by: Entity
I like to reply above, but Thunderbird starts out by default below, and I haven't figured out how to change it.

Tools > Account Settings > select the appropriate account > Composition & Addres... > "Automatically quote the original message when replying" > Then, **CHANGE THIS** "Start my reply above the quote."

Thank you!!

 

[Derango]

I usually use above, since, personally, when I get an e-mail message, I'd like to read what they said to me, rather than what I said to them 🙂