Re: Apology to all for my Netiquette "Sorry"

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:37:50 +0100, Alan LeHun <try@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>In article <p2DVf.12450$%H.12030@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, mechanic@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
>says...
>> I am unsure of the "who or how" relatio****p to the subject came about.
When 
>> I first signed up for this, top posting appeared to be the norm in the 
>> UseNet groups I frequented at the time.
>
>Top posting just did not exist until AOL appeared. It was the uncleansed 
>and uneducated (non-geeks iow) that introduced it. They are the ones 
>still using it.

That is utterly false.  Top posting existed before AOL less alone when
AOL connected to the internet, and even before newsgroups, back in
message boards of BBSs.

It wasn't until access to the internet and the online experience in
general became more popular that people with poor memories and/or
messaging software needed 2 crutches.  One crutch is to have the
entire contents of the thread thus far re-quoted in every message
because they don't read messages in thread groupings (instead probably
using date sorting or no sorting).  The other crutch is that their
minds become too confused by reading new material 1st, then poking
down below for ther context.

Read messages in thread order and you don't need to re-read all the
goddamn history before each new bit.  Hell, most times you don't need
much of any quoting as you just read it anyway in the previous
message!

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>> FWIW... I top post and I will 
>> continue the practice.
>
>There is a time and place for everything. There are plenty of froups 
>that are full of idle chit chat or wibble and in such froups, top 
>posting could well be the preferred norm.
>
>In any group which considers it's prime function to be to exchange 
>information, then top posting defeats that purpose. Those that insist on 

We think bottom posting is the bad way.  The difference is, we don't
friggin cry and complain and bicker over different styles people use.
We deal with it.  But when you bottom posting snobs start up a
campaign of criticism it must sometimes be answered.  So here's your
answer; you aren't right, and even if you were just respect that
people do things differently and there's no damn law against it.