Posted by Ed Mulroy on 06/11/06 00:09

> ...You'll find that many of the most knowledgeable members
> of the group will quickly learn to ignore your posts if you
> continue to top-post...

I have posted very many messages over many years as one of the knowledgable
members of some groups. If I reply to a message relates to if I think I can
help someone and is independent of if the message I am replying to is top or
bottom posted.

I assume that others are similar. My experience suggests that the more
knowledgable the person the less petty they are. If this group is different
and the "most knowledgable members" here put me in their kill file for how I
posted then "oh well".

.. Ed

> Mark Parnellwrote in message
> news:eflm1zyenzng.dlg@markparnell.com.au...
>
>>> BTW: Please don't post upside down.
>>
>> I don't. That's why I post at the top.
>
> A: Top-posting.
> Q: What's the most annoying thing on Usenet?
>
> To put it another way:
>
> open the front cover and begin reading there?
> the back cover and end up at the front or do you
> chapter one or do you start somewhere near
> When reading a book, do you start at
>
>> News groups are threaded trees of messages. Those viewing read through
>> messages as presented in those trees.
>
> Sometimes. If the previous messages are even on their news server.
>
>> What
>> they do need is to see the message without needing to press PgDn.
>
> Which is why you trim unnecessary quotes, only quoting the minimum
> required to give context. Much of the time you already do this, you just
> quote the entire post again underneath.
>
>> . Ed - top posting for 21 years, no plans to change
>
> You'll find that many of the most knowledgeable members of the group
> will quickly learn to ignore your posts if you continue to top-post.

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