TL;DR
Post like this:
> question
answer
Check wikipadular for more elaborate discussion, history, and
examples.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
In the true spirit of knowledge levelling (sv. kunskapsutjämning)
I'll share my knowledge (and opinions).
From #anarthesis@freenode 22 Mar 2010:
16:41 <@grul> > fråga
16:41 <@grul> svar
Yes! This is the easiest way to follow a discussion.
This posting style is called interleaved posting.
16:41 <@grul> svar
16:41 <@grul> > fråga
Absolutely not! This is TOP-POSTING AND IT IS EVIL!!1
16:41 <@grul> > fråga 1
16:41 <@grul> > fråga 2
16:41 <@grul> svar 1
16:41 <@grul> svar 2
Depends, if the questions are related I could see the point of
this. Usually I would go with entire inlining though.
16:42 <@grul> > fråga 1
16:42 <@grul> svar 1
16:42 <@grul> > fråga 2
16:42 <@grul> svar 2
Yes! This is also interleaved posting.
-- Per