WAY OT: top posting WAS: OT: International Homographs WAS: Re: Linux taking over

[Alan Johnson]

On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 8:13 AM, <VirginSnow at vfemail.net> wrote:

> > 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 on Usenet and in e-mail?
>
> I love that .sig.
>

How about this one:
> A: Sure.  There are a lot of email clients that support organizing by
thread, like gmail, Thunderbird, and news readers typically do it by
default.  Top, buttom, and in-line posts are all equally readble in such a
setup.  Best to follow the conventions your self of the list you are on, but
don't let others get you down if they don't.  Peace out.  Save the whales.
Love thy neighbor, and his wife. =p  Oh, Behave!
>> Q: Since you can't rely on all humans in any large group to follow
convention 100% of the time, is there any technical solution?
>>> 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 on Usenet and in e-mail?
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