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"Kerry Brown" *a*m wrote in message I did miss that. Probably because of the top posts all over the place. Ivor -- 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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Bottom posting annoys me. It's like having to watch last weeks's show before
I get to see this week's show. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Ivor Jones" wrote in message ... "Kerry Brown" *a*m wrote in message I did miss that. Probably because of the top posts all over the place. Ivor -- 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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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message Bottom posting annoys me. It's like having to watch last weeks's show before I get to see this week's show. Top posting annoys me. If I come in partway through a thread I have to scroll down then up again to read things in order. Top posters rarely snip and trim posts, they just add their one-liner at the top and forward the entire thread all over again. If people snipped and trimmed properly it wouldn't be so much of a problem but it's annoying to get 15 copies of the same thing with one line added each time. Oh, I don't want to start an argument, but be aware I will not respond with advice to top posters, so hopefully for you I will never know the answer to a question you ask. Ivor -- 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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I'd respond to one of your questions if I could help you. Whether they top
post or bottom post doesn't make a difference to me. What matters more is the "tone of voice". -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Ivor Jones" wrote in message ... "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message Bottom posting annoys me. It's like having to watch last weeks's show before I get to see this week's show. Top posting annoys me. If I come in partway through a thread I have to scroll down then up again to read things in order. Top posters rarely snip and trim posts, they just add their one-liner at the top and forward the entire thread all over again. If people snipped and trimmed properly it wouldn't be so much of a problem but it's annoying to get 15 copies of the same thing with one line added each time. Oh, I don't want to start an argument, but be aware I will not respond with advice to top posters, so hopefully for you I will never know the answer to a question you ask. Ivor -- 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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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in
message I'd respond to one of your questions if I could help you. Whether they top post or bottom post doesn't make a difference to me. What matters more is the "tone of voice". It makes a difference to me. Top posting without snipping and trimming is nothing more than laziness/bad manners and I want nothing to do with anyone who persists, even after being asked not to do it. I hope my tone of voice conveys my meaning. Ivor |
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Yes, it does. Quite clearly.
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Ivor Jones" wrote in message ... "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message I'd respond to one of your questions if I could help you. Whether they top post or bottom post doesn't make a difference to me. What matters more is the "tone of voice". It makes a difference to me. Top posting without snipping and trimming is nothing more than laziness/bad manners and I want nothing to do with anyone who persists, even after being asked not to do it. I hope my tone of voice conveys my meaning. Ivor |
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Another net-nanny with too much time on its hands.
Foxtrot Oscar. It makes a difference to me. Top posting without snipping and trimming is nothing more than laziness/bad manners and I want nothing to do with anyone who persists, even after being asked not to do it. I hope my tone of voice conveys my meaning. Ivor |
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"Tom Willett" wrote in message Another net-nanny with too much time on its hands. Foxtrot Oscar. Stop top posting then. At least in response to my posts. I may be forthright and outspoken, but I am not rude or offensive. Ivor |
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OH MY!! ;-)
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Tom Willett" wrote in message ... Another net-nanny with too much time on its hands. Foxtrot Oscar. It makes a difference to me. Top posting without snipping and trimming is nothing more than laziness/bad manners and I want nothing to do with anyone who persists, even after being asked not to do it. I hope my tone of voice conveys my meaning. Ivor |
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Ivor Jones wrote:
"Kerry Brown" *a*m wrote in message I did miss that. Probably because of the top posts all over the place. Ivor I agree that bottom posting is preferable to top posting. Unfortunately the web interface to the MS newsgroups and Outlook Express make bottom posting hard to do. You can use an add-on like OE-Quotefix but it introduces other problems. Because of this I tend to respond with whatever the thread seems to be using. When in Rome do as the Romans do :-) Restricting yourself to an arbitrary set of rules that not everyone follows is futile in this case. Sometimes you have to stick up for your priciples but top posting vs bottom posting is a silly place to draw a line in the sand. -- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User www.VistaHelp.ca |
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