Re: Battle of the Sidewalk ][ - error

From: Edward (reply_at_thegropup.thx)
Date: 06/08/04 

Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 02:27:14 GMT

"John Steinberg" <seesig@bottom.invalid> wrote in message

> In the real world, we don't see the answer to questions prior to the
> question, do we? Consider the following:
>
> Answer:Top-posting
>
> Question: What's the most annoying thing on Usenet?
>

When a reader reads a thread in the order in which it was posted and reads
only the new content in each post the result is a sequential, understandable
flow. The question to me is simply which format will allow me to find the
new content in a post most readily.

BottompostingformyfriendJohn,

Ed T.

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