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Michael A. Covington wrote:
: People who use Usenet should follow the accepted practices of Usenet, not
: just those of 15 years ago, but those of today. With modern windowed
: newsreaders and relatively large caches of older messages, top posting seems
: to be widely preferred. Top posting is not "rude."

I remember the flame wars about top posting 15 years ago. More likely then not
it started with the first two people that ever posted on usenet.

: Of course, if you are still using an early version of UNIX and a 300-baud
: ADM-3A, where you cannot page up and down while reading a message, top
: posting may be somewhat inconvenient for you. But that is not the world in
: which we live.

In the days of slow connections top posting with a threading newsreader is even
more preferable.



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Michael A. Covington wrote:
: People who use Usenet should follow the accepted practices of Usenet, not
: just those of 15 years ago, but those of today. With modern windowed
: newsreaders and relatively large caches of older messages, top posting seems
: to be widely preferred. Top posting is not "rude."

I remember the flame wars about top posting 15 years ago. More likely then not
it started with the first two people that ever posted on usenet.

: Of course, if you are still using an early version of UNIX and a 300-baud
: ADM-3A, where you cannot page up and down while reading a message, top
: posting may be somewhat inconvenient for you. But that is not the world in
: which we live.

In the days of slow connections top posting with a threading newsreader is even
more preferable.



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I find the most objectional practice is the one where long articles are
not snipped and are reposted entirely, thereby leaving the reader to
scroll to the bottom for a one line reply. Then there's the posting
style that doesn't do anything but repost the article without comment.
The style that does not seperate the quote from the response and
the style that misquotes what the previous poster said.
& of course The posters that don't read the thread enough to
keep from posting almost identical information to what someone else
stated. Not that any of us three are guilty of any of these practices mind
you ;^)


In article ,
Frank Pittel wrote:

Michael A. Covington wrote:
: People who use Usenet should follow the accepted practices of Usenet, not
: just those of 15 years ago, but those of today. With modern windowed
: newsreaders and relatively large caches of older messages, top posting seems
: to be widely preferred. Top posting is not "rude."

I remember the flame wars about top posting 15 years ago. More likely then not
it started with the first two people that ever posted on usenet.

: Of course, if you are still using an early version of UNIX and a 300-baud
: ADM-3A, where you cannot page up and down while reading a message, top
: posting may be somewhat inconvenient for you. But that is not the world in
: which we live.

In the days of slow connections top posting with a threading newsreader is even
more preferable.
--
LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

The problem with snipping long threads is that it can be a challenge to keep the
context of what you're replying to and it's very hard to keep the attributes straight.
There are times however when a thread gets to a length were it needs to be "trimmed".
:-)

Of course we would never do any of those things. :-)


Gregory W Blank wrote:
: I find the most objectional practice is the one where long articles are
: not snipped and are reposted entirely, thereby leaving the reader to
: scroll to the bottom for a one line reply. Then there's the posting
: style that doesn't do anything but repost the article without comment.
: The style that does not seperate the quote from the response and
: the style that misquotes what the previous poster said.
: & of course The posters that don't read the thread enough to
: keep from posting almost identical information to what someone else
: stated. Not that any of us three are guilty of any of these practices mind
: you ;^)


: In article ,
: Frank Pittel wrote:

: Michael A. Covington wrote:
: : People who use Usenet should follow the accepted practices of Usenet, not
: : just those of 15 years ago, but those of today. With modern windowed
: : newsreaders and relatively large caches of older messages, top posting seems
: : to be widely preferred. Top posting is not "rude."
:
: I remember the flame wars about top posting 15 years ago. More likely then not
: it started with the first two people that ever posted on usenet.
:
: : Of course, if you are still using an early version of UNIX and a 300-baud
: : ADM-3A, where you cannot page up and down while reading a message, top
: : posting may be somewhat inconvenient for you. But that is not the world in
: : which we live.
:
: In the days of slow connections top posting with a threading newsreader is even
: more preferable.
: --
: LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

: "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
: or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
: is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
: to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

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Keep working millions on welfare depend on you
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The problem with snipping long threads is that it can be a challenge to keep the
context of what you're replying to and it's very hard to keep the attributes straight.
There are times however when a thread gets to a length were it needs to be "trimmed".
:-)

Of course we would never do any of those things. :-)


Gregory W Blank wrote:
: I find the most objectional practice is the one where long articles are
: not snipped and are reposted entirely, thereby leaving the reader to
: scroll to the bottom for a one line reply. Then there's the posting
: style that doesn't do anything but repost the article without comment.
: The style that does not seperate the quote from the response and
: the style that misquotes what the previous poster said.
: & of course The posters that don't read the thread enough to
: keep from posting almost identical information to what someone else
: stated. Not that any of us three are guilty of any of these practices mind
: you ;^)


: In article ,
: Frank Pittel wrote:

: Michael A. Covington wrote:
: : People who use Usenet should follow the accepted practices of Usenet, not
: : just those of 15 years ago, but those of today. With modern windowed
: : newsreaders and relatively large caches of older messages, top posting seems
: : to be widely preferred. Top posting is not "rude."
:
: I remember the flame wars about top posting 15 years ago. More likely then not
: it started with the first two people that ever posted on usenet.
:
: : Of course, if you are still using an early version of UNIX and a 300-baud
: : ADM-3A, where you cannot page up and down while reading a message, top
: : posting may be somewhat inconvenient for you. But that is not the world in
: : which we live.
:
: In the days of slow connections top posting with a threading newsreader is even
: more preferable.
: --
: LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

: "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
: or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
: is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
: to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

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Keep working millions on welfare depend on you
-------------------

In article ,
Frank Pittel wrote:

The problem with snipping long threads is that it can be a challenge to keep the
context of what you're replying to and it's very hard to keep the attributes straight.
There are times however when a thread gets to a length were it needs to be "trimmed".
:-)

Of course we would never do any of those things. :-)

Gregory W Blank wrote:
: I find the most objectional practice is the one where long articles are
: not snipped and are reposted entirely, thereby leaving the reader to
: scroll to the bottom for a one line reply. Then there's the posting
: style that doesn't do anything but repost the article without comment.
: The style that does not seperate the quote from the response and
: the style that misquotes what the previous poster said.
: & of course The posters that don't read the thread enough to
: keep from posting almost identical information to what someone else
: stated. Not that any of us three are guilty of any of these practices mind
: you ;^)

I try to keep my reply and the points I am responding to within the bounds
of my 15" monitor screen. I also scroll up with the curser and delete any
"blank" spaces ;-) there by reserving them for myself :^)

I guess if need be one could post seperate points and snips as seperate posts,
although that probably would get tedious.
--
LF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

Michael A. Covington wrote:

People who use Usenet should follow the accepted practices of Usenet, not
just those of 15 years ago, but those of today. With modern windowed
newsreaders and relatively large caches of older messages, top posting seems
to be widely preferred. Top posting is not "rude."

Of course, if you are still using an early version of UNIX and a 300-baud
ADM-3A, where you cannot page up and down while reading a message, top
posting may be somewhat inconvenient for you. But that is not the world in
which we live.

Regretfully, you are wrong. Top posting IS rude as the reply comes before the
whatever the repy refers to. This principle holds regardless of bandwidth.

Most people, in fact, bottom post and snip irrelevancies.

Cheers,
Alan


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Michael A. Covington wrote:

People who use Usenet should follow the accepted practices of Usenet, not
just those of 15 years ago, but those of today. With modern windowed
newsreaders and relatively large caches of older messages, top posting seems
to be widely preferred. Top posting is not "rude."

Of course, if you are still using an early version of UNIX and a 300-baud
ADM-3A, where you cannot page up and down while reading a message, top
posting may be somewhat inconvenient for you. But that is not the world in
which we live.

Regretfully, you are wrong. Top posting IS rude as the reply comes before the
whatever the repy refers to. This principle holds regardless of bandwidth.

Most people, in fact, bottom post and snip irrelevancies.

Cheers,
Alan


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-- [SI rulz] http://www.aliasimages.com/si/rulz.html
-- [SI gallery] www.pbase.com/shootin
-- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.

Alan Browne wrote in message ...
Michael A. Covington wrote:

People who use Usenet should follow the accepted practices of Usenet, not
just those of 15 years ago, but those of today. With modern windowed
newsreaders and relatively large caches of older messages, top posting seems
to be widely preferred. Top posting is not "rude."

Of course, if you are still using an early version of UNIX and a 300-baud
ADM-3A, where you cannot page up and down while reading a message, top
posting may be somewhat inconvenient for you. But that is not the world in
which we live.


Why don't we compromise and post in the middle?

Bob

Regretfully, you are wrong. Top posting IS rude as the reply comes before the whatever the repy refers to. This principle holds regardless of bandwidth.
Most people, in fact, bottom post and snip irrelevancies.

Cheers,
Alan

Alan Browne wrote in message ...
Michael A. Covington wrote:

People who use Usenet should follow the accepted practices of Usenet, not
just those of 15 years ago, but those of today. With modern windowed
newsreaders and relatively large caches of older messages, top posting seems
to be widely preferred. Top posting is not "rude."

Of course, if you are still using an early version of UNIX and a 300-baud
ADM-3A, where you cannot page up and down while reading a message, top
posting may be somewhat inconvenient for you. But that is not the world in
which we live.


Why don't we compromise and post in the middle?

Bob

Regretfully, you are wrong. Top posting IS rude as the reply comes before the whatever the repy refers to. This principle holds regardless of bandwidth.
Most people, in fact, bottom post and snip irrelevancies.

Cheers,
Alan