From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 22 21:50:35 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFC6316A417 for ; Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:50:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brent.jones@otago.ac.nz) Received: from mailhub2.otago.ac.nz (mailhub2.otago.ac.nz [139.80.64.247]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8192613C448 for ; Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:50:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brent.jones@otago.ac.nz) Received: from its-ex-p04.registry.otago.ac.nz (its-ex-p04.registry.otago.ac.nz [10.4.15.133]) by mailhub2.otago.ac.nz (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lAMLMpbB003979 for ; Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:22:51 +1300 Received: from its-ex-p05.registry.otago.ac.nz ([10.4.15.134]) by its-ex-p04.registry.otago.ac.nz with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:22:51 +1300 Received: from MAIL1.registry.otago.ac.nz ([10.4.15.129]) by its-ex-p05.registry.otago.ac.nz with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:22:51 +1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:22:50 +1300 Message-ID: <31AE442CCBC1094ABC40CE85B0149F06468CE8@MAIL1.registry.otago.ac.nz> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: top posting (off-topic) Thread-Index: AcgtTdYxQcFZPk/ITRiBEDgjVDcUag== From: "Brent Jones" To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Nov 2007 21:22:51.0863 (UTC) FILETIME=[D6BEF670:01C82D4D] X-PMX-Version: 5.4.0.320885, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.2.313940, Antispam-Data: 2007.11.22.125626 X-PerlMx-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='HTML_NO_HTTP 0.1, __CT 0, __CTYPE_HAS_BOUNDARY 0, __CTYPE_MULTIPART 0, __CTYPE_MULTIPART_ALT 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __IMS_MSGID 0, __MIME_HTML 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __TAG_EXISTS_HTML 0' Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: top posting (off-topic) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:50:36 -0000 Sorry if this is a bit off topic for this list, but it seem to be a comment that comes up very regularly; "please don't top post..." I for one prefer top posting, as usually I have read a particular thread enough times that I like to cut to the chase and read the new input without having to scroll down, sometimes navigating an endless nesting of >>> For me, reading through top posted replies saves time and effort. If I happened to miss something in the conversation I can scroll down to find it. Anyone else feel the same? Cheers, Brent