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riverman
February 28th, 2004, 08:39 AM
--riverman
top posted. Its definately a debate.
if the previous posts were also
a series of posts, especially
quicker to read through
And it sure makes it
its not such a problem.
the order that you have to read,
but once you figure out
True enough,
> wrote in message
...
>
>
> One of the most succinct statements about top posting:
>
> 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's the most annoying thing on Usenet and in email?
>
> Courtesy of Rich Teer. Took me some Googling to find it. I knew I'd
> seen it somewhere.
> --
>
> rbc:vixen,Minnow Goddess,Willow Watcher,and all that sort of thing.
> Often taunted by trout.
> Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would rely
on it.
>
> http://www.visi.com/~cyli

Wayne
February 28th, 2004, 11:18 PM
What is "top posting"?
--
Wayne
To Fish is Human...To Release Divine!


> wrote in message
...
>
>
> One of the most succinct statements about top posting:
>
> 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's the most annoying thing on Usenet and in email?
>
> Courtesy of Rich Teer. Took me some Googling to find it. I knew I'd
> seen it somewhere.
> --
>
> rbc:vixen,Minnow Goddess,Willow Watcher,and all that sort of thing.
> Often taunted by trout.
> Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would rely
on it.
>
> http://www.visi.com/~cyli

Osmo Jauhiainen
February 29th, 2004, 08:00 AM
"Wayne" > wrote in message
...
> What is "top posting"?
> --
> Wayne
> To Fish is Human...To Release Divine!
>
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> >
> > One of the most succinct statements about top posting:
> >
> > 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's the most annoying thing on Usenet and in email?
> >
> > Courtesy of Rich Teer. Took me some Googling to find it. I knew I'd
> > seen it somewhere.
> > --
> >
> > rbc:vixen,Minnow Goddess,Willow Watcher,and all that sort of thing.
> > Often taunted by trout.
> > Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would
rely
> on it.
> >
> > http://www.visi.com/~cyli
>
>

Wayne,

Just the thing you were doing when answering to cyli's message!

OsmoJ

Wayne
March 2nd, 2004, 01:55 PM
What, specifically, was that?

Wayne
to fish is human....to release Divine!!!

"Osmo Jauhiainen" > wrote in message >...
> "Wayne" > wrote in message
> ...
> > What is "top posting"?
> > --
> > Wayne
> > To Fish is Human...To Release Divine!
> >
> >
> > > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
> > >
> > > One of the most succinct statements about top posting:
> > >
> > > 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's the most annoying thing on Usenet and in email?
> > >
> > > Courtesy of Rich Teer. Took me some Googling to find it. I knew I'd
> > > seen it somewhere.
> > > --
> > >
> > > rbc:vixen,Minnow Goddess,Willow Watcher,and all that sort of thing.
> > > Often taunted by trout.
> > > Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would
> rely
> on it.
> > >
> > > http://www.visi.com/~cyli
> >
> >
>
> Wayne,
>
> Just the thing you were doing when answering to cyli's message!
>
> OsmoJ