Re: OT - Top Posting?

Ian Semmel topü-posted:

> You guys should just CALM DOWN.
>
> Bottom=posting is not universal. On most windows news groups,
> top-posting is the norm, but if anyone bottom-posts, no one cares.
>
> Just because some techno-fascist decreed that unix news-posters MUST
> bottom-post does not mean that everyone has to obey.
>

Idiot

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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 on usenet?

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