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"Kerry Brown" *a*m wrote in
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I did miss that.

Probably because of the top posts all over the place.

Ivor
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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?

Bottom posting annoys me. It's like having to watch last weeks's show before
I get to see this week's show.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Ivor Jones" wrote in message
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"Kerry Brown" *a*m wrote in
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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?

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in
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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.

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
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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'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".

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Ivor Jones" wrote in message
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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in
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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.

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?

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in
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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".

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

Yes, it does. Quite clearly.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Ivor Jones" wrote in message
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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in
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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".

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

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

"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

OH MY!! ;-)

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Tom Willett" wrote in message
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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

Ivor Jones wrote:
"Kerry Brown" *a*m wrote in
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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.

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Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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