Posting Top

Jul 01, 2005 84 Replies

A: Nothing really. A Newsgroup, like life itself, is full of morons. Just ignore them. Don't respond to them. Even better, don't waste time reading their comments. They aren't likely to be able to contribute anything worth your time.



Q: What can I do about this?



A: Some newsgroups by their nature attract people who are not accustomed to following a logical progression of written comments. They either lack the intelligence to do so or are just too lazy. They read and reply to only the last comment without any concern for, or attempt at, understanding previous comments. Often their contribution is useless.



Q: Then why are there some newsgroups with a lot of top posters?



A: Because it destroys the logical flow of a thread of comments.



Q: Why do so many people object to top posting?



A: Writing your reply to a message above what you are referring to rather than below it.



Q: What is "top posting"?


For the 90% of the users who are actually following a thread, top posting makes reading the thread much much easier. Those who keep beating the bottom posting horse are living in the past.

follow this:

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No, I refuse to scroll down to read the response to the message I have just read. I want to read it straight away.

Perce

On 07/01/05 11:30 am G Henslee tossed the following ingredients into the ever-growing pot of cybersoup:

Oh bullshit. You read the last post and you'll read this one.

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is it such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?

IT'S THE POST CONTENT, NOT THE FORMAT, WHICH IS IMPORTANT.

The problem is not bottom posting, it is not snipping.

Sometimes you just have to

read both parts.......

And you're stump stupid. But nobody's yelling it at the top of their lungs.

No, I refuse to scroll up to the top to read the blah blah... ;-)

do it like this???

What if i was to

The problem is not being able to adapt.

Or ...... do I need to re-post this entire thread three times because everyone else did?

Like I said. Evolution will take hold eventually.

well,...............at least I think it will.

Remove "YOURPANTIES" to reply

MUADIB®

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If A Quiz is Quizical, What is a test?

The Peacemaking Meeting scheduled for today has been cancelled due to a conflict.

Is that when you'll learn to quote text in your replies?

All you need is one paragraph or so of quotation, then your reply. The flow of the conversation is maintained, reference is given and nobody has to scroll. What's the problem?

Only 90%? I prefer people that top post. It does make it easier to continue to follow a thread...

And follow you will, regardless...

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