Re: ...or you could report his SPAM--and shame him



JeffM wrote:

Caesar,
Re: your posting style: Top-posting in this group is not the norm.
In addition, RE-POSTING the SPAM was not the best move.



Ok, I generally don't post often in these types of newsgroups and so I certainly agree that reposting the spam was a complete waste of bandwidth. I will accept 50 lashes from an appropriately clad young lady.

However, I never have understood the top-posting disdain. I can understand this if it was meant to be a long discussion with many posts, but for short term, single reply items, I think it is better. Of course, determining in advance what is short term (or single reply) IS rather difficult! If I could predict that, I would go out and buy a lottery ticket.

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