I guess there is a newsreader on the market that opens messages at the
bottom - would someone clue me in on what it is please?
Seriously though, it seem to be a growing trend to quote three hundred lines
and respond with a one-liner at the bottom. It's OK to snip folks! (please,
my scroll wheel is on the blink)
cheers,
Greg (who has been known to top post, bottom post and sometimes even fails
to snip himself)
I do get tired of people saying that top posting is rude. For the very
reason you mention, I believe that bottom posting (though I've done it
sometimes to shut up critics) is the rude choice. With top posting, if you
haven't been paying attention, you have to scroll for context...if you have
been paying attention, you're done as fast as possible.
George
"Puff Griffis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
That is the very reason for my 8 or so years on Usenet I top post.
Netiquette be damned.
Puff
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> That is the very reason for my 8 or so years on Usenet I top post. =
> Netiquette be damned.
People, this subject gets beat to death at least once a year in
almost every newsgoup. AFAIK, no one who has developed a
preference for one or the other has ever changed sides as a
result.
So drop it!
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On Mon, 17 May 2004 10:44:06 -0500, Puff Griffis <[email protected]> wrote:
> That is the very reason for my 8 or so years on Usenet I top post. Netiquette be damned.
What, so people can't follow up to your quotes in context? You know
you're doing it but you just don't care?
>
> "Greg Millen" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>> I guess there is a newsreader on the market that opens messages at the
>> bottom - would someone clue me in on what it is please?
See, this is why your method of top-posting doesn't work the whole flow
of "who is saying what to who" is broken.
Dave "It also wouldn't hurt to keep your line lengths below 90..." Hinz
On Wed, 19 May 2004 01:51:23 +0000 (UTC), Henry E Schaffer <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote:
>>What, so people can't follow up to your quotes in context? You know
>>you're doing it but you just don't care?
>
> I suggest that we move this controversy over to the discussion of
> bidding on eBay - then we can have:
> Subject: Snipping on Sniping
Naah, I think I'd snap.
SLRN has this feature...but not as you describe.
It does allow quoted stuff to be compressed, ie, it will
only show the first line of the quoted portion.
Ctrl-T is the ticket and works as a toggle.
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I'm for top posting. It gets to the point.
Ken
"George" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I do get tired of people saying that top posting is rude. For the very
> reason you mention, I believe that bottom posting (though I've done it
> sometimes to shut up critics) is the rude choice. With top posting, if
you
> haven't been paying attention, you have to scroll for context...if you
have
> been paying attention, you're done as fast as possible.
>
> George
>
> "Puff Griffis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> That is the very reason for my 8 or so years on Usenet I top post.
> Netiquette be damned.
> Puff
>
>
>
"George" <[email protected]> writes:
> I do get tired of people saying that top posting is rude.
What is really rude is not EDITING the previous poster's comment. It
only takes a few seconds, and if you are speaking to 100,000 people,
it's the least you can do.
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In article <[email protected]>,
Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 17 May 2004 10:44:06 -0500, Puff Griffis <[email protected]> wrote:
>> That is the very reason for my 8 or so years on Usenet I top post. Netiquette be damned.
>
>What, so people can't follow up to your quotes in context? You know
>you're doing it but you just don't care?
I suggest that we move this controversy over to the discussion of
bidding on eBay - then we can have:
Subject: Snipping on Sniping
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hes _AT_ ncsu _DOT_ edu
That is the very reason for my 8 or so years on Usenet I top post. =
Netiquette be damned.
Puff
"Greg Millen" <[email protected]> wrote in message =
news:[email protected]...
> I guess there is a newsreader on the market that opens messages at the
> bottom - would someone clue me in on what it is please?
>=20
> Seriously though, it seem to be a growing trend to quote three hundred =
lines
> and respond with a one-liner at the bottom. It's OK to snip folks! =
(please,
> my scroll wheel is on the blink)
>=20
> cheers,
>=20
> Greg (who has been known to top post, bottom post and sometimes even =
fails
> to snip himself)
>=20
>=20
>
Greg Millen wrote:
>Greg (who has been known to top post, bottom post and sometimes even fails
>to snip himself)
Yahbut, be extra careful when snipping yourself and wear a
pair of these (insert, tap, tap, tap) at all times.
UA100, who will never be accused of making a reply
incorrectly and takes the time to pretty it up first onna
'count of anything else just looks like shit...