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Date:      Wed, 26 Feb 2003 23:24:27 -0500
From:      Kirk Bailey <idiot1@netzero.net>
To:        freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Top posting
Message-ID:  <3E5D92FB.4010609@netzero.net>
References:  <NKCIBJDOKLMIHBAA@whowhere.com> <20030226114133.W5357@znfgre.tberna.bet>

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Doug Barton wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Joshua Lokken wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hey newbies
>>
>>Why do people not like topposting in replies?  It seems that (from my
>>experience) that the business world in general _always_ topposts
>>replies.

Midposting is contextually relevant. BOTH top and bottom posting are not.
> 
> 
> A) 30 years of tradition.
Que Zero Mostel and his fiddle...

> B) This isn't the business world.
According to my banner advertising revenue report, this is very true, I 
am sorry to say...

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