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[Kerry Brown]

Probably because of the top posts all over the place.

Ivor

I agree that bottom posting is preferable to top posting. Unfortunately the
web interface to the MS newsgroups and Outlook Express make bottom posting
hard to do. You can use an add-on like OE-Quotefix but it introduces other
problems. Because of this I tend to respond with whatever the thread seems
to be using. When in Rome do as the Romans do

Restricting yourself to an arbitrary set of rules that not everyone follows
is futile in this case. Sometimes you have to stick up for your priciples
but top posting vs bottom posting is a silly place to draw a line in the
sand.

 

[Ivor Jones]

I agree that bottom posting is preferable to top posting.
Unfortunately the web interface to the MS newsgroups and
Outlook Express make bottom posting hard to do. You can
use an add-on like OE-Quotefix but it introduces other
problems.

Oh..? In what way..? I use OE and find no problem at all bottom posting. I
use Quotefix sometimes, but I actually prefer the cursor to appear at the
top because it gives me a chance to read through the post and trim/snip
where appropriate.

Because of this I tend to respond with whatever
the thread seems to be using. When in Rome do as the
Romans do

I'm not in Rome though, I'm in England..!

If I may state one of my main arguments against top posting, it is that
its adherents rarely trim/snip, so you get the original text plus every
reply again and again and again. Although I do have ADSL, many people
still rely on dialup connections and even if they're not paying by the
minute for the phone call (as was once often the case in the UK) they do
have the problem that a long message takes time to download. There are
numerous other reasons, but that is the main one.

Restricting yourself to an arbitrary set of rules that
not everyone follows is futile in this case. Sometimes
you have to stick up for your priciples but top posting
vs bottom posting is a silly place to draw a line in the
sand.

Maybe, but when someone insists on top posting despite being repeatedly
asked not to (at least as far as replying to my posts is concerned) then
lines do have to be drawn.

Thanks for the sensible reply.

Ivor

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Please understand that it's not up top you to determine whether someone top
posts or bottom posts. To try to impose your preferences on others is a
futile effort. I would respectfully suggest that you learn to accept others
regardless of how they post or you'll end up with a boatload of stress about
something you can't change. Life is much to short to fuss over something so
minor.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]





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[Ivor Jones]

Please understand that it's not up top you to determine
whether someone top posts or bottom posts. To try to
impose your preferences on others is a futile effort. I
would respectfully suggest that you learn to accept
others regardless of how they post or you'll end up with
a boatload of stress about something you can't change.
Life is much to short to fuss over something so minor.

It isn't minor, it's sheer bad manners, bordering on the rude. I would
respectfully suggest that you at least bottom post when replying to me, is
even that too much to ask..?

Before you ask, I will never give up complaining about something that I
feel strongly about. To do so would be to admit defeat and I am not and
never will be a defeatist. I may never get my way, but neither you nor
anybody else will prevent me from trying.

Ivor

 

[Ted Zieglar]

"I may never get my way, but neither you nor anybody else will prevent
me from trying."

Go ahead - won't bother me 'cause now you're in my killfile. So long.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Yes, to ask me to change is as bad as me asking you to change, which I
wouldn't do.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

 

[Ivor Jones]

Yes, to ask me to change is as bad as me asking you to
change, which I wouldn't do.

Fine. Be an idiot. You're now in my killfile anyway.

Ivor

 

[Plato]

Please understand that it's not up top you to determine whether someone top
posts or bottom posts. To try to impose your preferences on others is a
futile effort. I would respectfully suggest that you learn to accept others
regardless of how they post or you'll end up with a boatload of stress about
something you can't change. Life is much to short to fuss over something so
minor.

The problem started when MS had their apps default to top responses
rather then the normal, previously accepted method. Much of the general
public then argued that if MS does it, it must be the norm, which was
untrue.

 

[Frank]

You are just a rude C......

JoAnn Paules [MVP] wrote:
|| Yes, to ask me to change is as bad as me asking you to change, which
|| I wouldn't do.
||
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||
|| JoAnn Paules
|| MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
||
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||
||
|| ||| message |||| Please understand that it's not up top you to determine
|||| whether someone top posts or bottom posts. To try to
|||| impose your preferences on others is a futile effort. I
|||| would respectfully suggest that you learn to accept
|||| others regardless of how they post or you'll end up with
|||| a boatload of stress about something you can't change.
|||| Life is much to short to fuss over something so minor.
|||
||| It isn't minor, it's sheer bad manners, bordering on the rude. I
||| would respectfully suggest that you at least bottom post when
||| replying to me, is even that too much to ask..?
|||
||| Before you ask, I will never give up complaining about something
||| that I feel strongly about. To do so would be to admit defeat and I
||| am not and never will be a defeatist. I may never get my way, but
||| neither you nor anybody else will prevent me from trying.
|||
||| Ivor