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On Friday, April 10 at 02:49 PM, quoth Ravi Uday:
> The problem is if its a lengthy email thread with many people 
> replying ontop of each other, when I now write a mail my sig., will 
> be the last line in that email, and doesn';t make sense as to where 
> I ended the email

Well, yes, it's true that if you reply ON TOP of the previous email, 
then having the signature at the bottom means nobody will ever see it. 
On the other hand, replying ON TOP is rather obnoxious in itself as 
well. The usual demonstration:

     A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read
     text.

     Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

     A: Top-posting.

     Q: What is the most annoying thing in email?

Of course, as has already been pointed out, many corporate 
environments have a de-facto requirement to top-post. There's a 
certain convenience to it for emails that are one-liners. But for 
anything involved... it's annoying.

~Kyle
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