On 2007/09/07 10:01 (GMT-0700) Chuck Davis apparently typed:
I'm an old geezer but have not yet gotten so decrepit that I cannot remember the essence of threads in which I participate. I want replies posted at the top so that I can a) find them easily and b) don't have to wast time scrolling down. Now, if I've forgotten the essence of the thread I can always scroll down to refresh my mind -- which is MY problem, not the other poster's. So I always top post and I want everybody else to top post.
You won't get it from this old geezer. I see hundreds of posts from dozens of mailing lists each day. There's no way I'm going to remember the context of some random reply, so I nearly always have to read some quoted material before the reply can have contextual meaning. A: Because it breaks the logical sequence of the discussion. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? -- "It yet remains a problem to be solved in human affairs, whether any free government can be permanent, where the public worship of God, and the support of religion, constitute no part of the policy or duty of the state in any assignable shape." Chief Justice Joseph Story Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org