Whether one top-posts or bottom-posts - - - just simply isn't that
important!
This is one of those petty little arguments that people start when it's a
slow news day, or they got out of bed on wrong side, or they're trying to
intimidate someone new to the group.
Look, what's really important is that when replying to a post, is that one
follows the preference of the majority of the newsgroup one is participating
in.
The majority for the newsgroup, comp.databases.ms-access, MOSTLY top-posts,
so there I generally top-post. The majority for the newsgroup
comp.lang.python bottom-posts, so there I bottom-post. When joining a
group, I usually lurk around long enough to find out what the majority
prefers, and develop a feel for group, then I just follow along. No biggy.
I don't have a preference either way; it's not that important to me. What
DOES irritate me, A LOT, is when replies include EVERY single previous reply
in the thread. This isn't context, this is waste of my time trying to find
out whether the reply-ee has anything important to add to the discussion, or
just feeding his/her ego with a long, long, long, etc., etc., etc. post.
I do appreciate those people who intersperse their replies when appropriate,
especially when responding to individual points in the post. Some people
even go so far as to break this type of post into several smaller posts when
replying. Sometimes this is good, sometimes not.
The thing is, I appreciate all the answers and the help given by the
responders, and in the end, that's all that matters.
Ruben
