Re: 2nd RFD: sci.techniques.microscopy.scanning-probe

From: Joe (jdellafera1_at_mmm.com)
Date: 10/04/04 

Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 10:25:06 -0400

OTOH, when an interested person actually is following a thread, and retentive
bottom-posters fail to trim their posts, you end up with a narrative that
reads:

Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?

A: >Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
Top-posting.

Q: >A:>Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
>A: >Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
>Top-posting.
Why is it such a bad thing?

A:>Q: >A:>Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
>>A: >Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
>>Top-posting.
>Why is it such a bad thing?
Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.

It's really more of a non-issue than anything. (I've trimmed the rest of my
response, in the interest of civility <g>.)

Joe

Jim Logajan wrote:

> --
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is it such a bad thing?
> A: Top-posting.
> Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?

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