Re: Starlord the Top Poster

What is wrong with top posting? It makes sense so that the reader doesn't
have to scroll through all of the older messages in the thread if he has
previously read them.

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Starlord wrote:

I use outlook express and by default it set up the posting in that order

No it isn't. The cursor is at the top so that you can navigate down
through the quoted material. trimming as you go, before writing your
reply at the bottom. Microsoft explained this years ago:

Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.*
Subject: [microsoft.public.windowsnt] Welcome - read this first!
Last-modified: 10/26/99
Copyright: (c) 1995-1999 Microsoft Corporation
Maintainer: essmvp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

When including text from a previous message
in the thread, trim it down to include only text
pertinent to your response. Your response
should appear below the quoted information.

In follow-ups, whether News or Mail, CUT
headers & signatures, PRUNE quotations,
and preserve order. That is to say, quote
above each part of your reply as much of the
earlier stuff as is needed to put the new material
in context, but no more; most readers will be able
to refer to the earlier article itself, if need be.
Never write on the same line as a quotation, except
in lists and notes; generally leave a wholly blank
line between. Do not quote the header or the
signature, unless it is relevant to do so.

Besides you go and hide yourself behind a stupid e-mail address.

Are you claiming that "Starlord" is the name your parents gave you
when you were born? If not, it is quite silly of you to criticize
others for "hiding."

There is a REASON why everyone here except you bottom posts.

Read and learn:

Quoting Style in Newsgroup Postings
http://www.xs4all.nl/%7ewijnands/nnq/nquote.html

How do I quote correctly in usenet?
http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote2.html

Common Mistakes in Usenet Postings and How to Avoid Them
http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/mail-news-errors.html#quoting

Bottom vs. top posting and quotation style on Usenet
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/brox.html

Why bottom-posting is better than top-posting
http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html

+What do you mean "my reply is upside-down"?
http://www.i-hate-computers.demon.co.uk/quote.html

Put an end to Outlook Express's messy quotes with this automated fix!
http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/




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