Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 17:24:59 -0600 From: Tillman Hodgson <tillman@seekingfire.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Top posting Message-ID: <20040319232459.GF3884@seekingfire.com> In-Reply-To: <20040319223506.GA63254@bhunter.net> References: <20040319172130.GB2044@cs025_2k> <20040319174618.GH64130@keyslapper.org> <200403191428.24150.cmcmanis@mcmanis.com> <20040319223506.GA63254@bhunter.net>
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On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 05:35:06PM -0500, Al Johnson wrote:
> I'm with you... Top-posting makes the most sense for me.
> > It comes down to opinion I think
My standard response to top-posting:
A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
Q: Why is putting a reply at the top of the message frowned upon?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
Top-posting may be an opinion, but RFC 1855 makes it _standard_ opinion.
Best regards,
-T
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