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12-10-2006, 04:46 PM

Well, *another* reason anywho. Video content:

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The largest and rustiest hook, set by MTBBill and a few other schemers.

JD

12-10-2006, 07:14 PM

mr. vandeman, there's a call for you... Tom
JD wrote:
> Well, *another* reason anywho. Video content:
>
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> The largest and rustiest hook, set by MTBBill and a few other schemers.
>
> JD

12-10-2006, 07:22 PM

tom "the top poster" wrote:
> mr. vandeman, there's a call for you... Tom
> JD wrote:
>> Well, *another* reason anywho. Video content:
>>
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>>
>> The largest and rustiest hook, set by MTBBill and a few other schemers.
>>
>> JD
>

Will you PLEASE stop top posting? Pretty please?

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12-11-2006, 06:49 AM

It seems you've found me a new nickname, Mitch. While I do appreciate
your manners in saying "please", I don't think I'll be changing my
posting habits anytime soon. I've got enough other stuff to worry about
than your (or anyones) linear comprehension abilities. Tom
Ride-A-Lot wrote:
> tom "the top poster" wrote:
> > mr. vandeman, there's a call for you... Tom

> Will you PLEASE stop top posting? Pretty please?
>
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12-11-2006, 07:04 AM

tom wrote:
> It seems you've found me a new nickname, Mitch. While I do appreciate
> your manners in saying "please", I don't think I'll be changing my
> posting habits anytime soon. I've got enough other stuff to worry about
> than your (or anyones) linear comprehension abilities. Tom
> Ride-A-Lot wrote:
>> tom "the top poster" wrote:
>>> mr. vandeman, there's a call for you... Tom

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 in e-mail and usenet aside from mikey
that is?

12-11-2006, 07:25 AM

I don't understand this problem with top posting, all my emails chains
start bottom up. I don't want to scroll though pages of crap to find
the lastest response at the bottom. I much prefer to see the latest
post/email/comment/xml entry at the top. Where it should be.

Laters,

Marz

jason wrote:
> tom wrote:
> > It seems you've found me a new nickname, Mitch. While I do appreciate
> > your manners in saying "please", I don't think I'll be changing my
> > posting habits anytime soon. I've got enough other stuff to worry about
> > than your (or anyones) linear comprehension abilities. Tom
> > Ride-A-Lot wrote:
> >> tom "the top poster" wrote:
> >>> mr. vandeman, there's a call for you... Tom
>
>
> 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 in e-mail and usenet aside from mikey
> that is?

12-11-2006, 07:30 AM

I understood that just fine, thank you. Tom
jason wrote:

> 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 in e-mail and usenet aside from mikey
> that is?

12-11-2006, 07:54 AM

Marz wrote:
> I don't understand this problem with top posting, all my emails chains
> start bottom up. I don't want to scroll though pages of crap to find
> the lastest response at the bottom. I much prefer to see the latest
> post/email/comment/xml entry at the top. Where it should be.
>
> Laters,
>
> Marz
>
> jason wrote:
> > tom wrote:
> > > It seems you've found me a new nickname, Mitch. While I do appreciate
> > > your manners in saying "please", I don't think I'll be changing my
> > > posting habits anytime soon. I've got enough other stuff to worry about
> > > than your (or anyones) linear comprehension abilities. Tom
> > > Ride-A-Lot wrote:
> > >> tom "the top poster" wrote:
> > >>> mr. vandeman, there's a call for you... Tom
> >
> >
> > 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 in e-mail and usenet aside from mikey
> > that is?

Because you don't read a book back-to-front, because most top-posters
are also full-quoters (also rude, look it up), and because it messes up
a conversation when everybody adheres to a different convention.

The convention where everything is in sequential order, with the excess
stuff trimmed out, is the logical one.

The one where you're having a conversation with ONE e-mail pal may make
sense for top-posting, but that's between you and your pal.

You're in public now.

E.P.

12-11-2006, 11:04 AM

tom wrote:
> I understood that just fine, thank you. Tom
> jason wrote:
>
>> 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 in e-mail and usenet aside from mikey
>> that is?
>

Ok, well maybe you and JP
should also realize that by
top-posting, you automatically
present yourself as either a
newbie, an idiot, or simply
inconsiderate. I don't care if
*you* think it's okay to
top-post, because it's not.

This is not 'Nam, dude. There
are rules.

In addition, bottom-posting is
completely incompatible with
top-posting, meaning that
unless you plan on converting
the 99% of us that post
correctly, you're just ****ing
everything up (and looking
like an idiot doing so).

Just set the preferences to
bottom-post in your browser,
snip quoted material, and move
on . . .

12-11-2006, 11:34 AM

cc wrote:
> Ok, well maybe you and JP should also realize that by top-posting, you
> automatically present yourself as either a newbie, an idiot, or simply
> inconsiderate. I don't care if *you* think it's okay to top-post,
> because it's not.
>
> This is not 'Nam, dude. There are rules.
>
> In addition, bottom-posting is completely incompatible with top-posting,
> meaning that unless you plan on converting the 99% of us that post
> correctly, you're just ****ing everything up (and looking like an idiot
> doing so).
>
> Just set the preferences to bottom-post in your browser, snip quoted
> material, and move on . . .

Looks like we finally agree on something.

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