Posted by Chris F.A. Johnson on 08/01/07 21:35

On 2007-08-01, jp2express wrote:
> Why? That is where my news reader defaults to.

To quote someone or other: "Putting your reply at the top because
that's where your newsreader places the cursor is like shitting in
your pants because that's where your asshole is."

In fact, that's where the cursor should be placed, so that you can
move down through the post, inserting your replies in the
appropriate places.

> Personally, I prefer top posts because not everyone knows how to trim their
> posts.

You may be an exception, but top-posters are usually the worst
culprits when it comes to trimming quoted material.

> With top posts, I can scroll through several messages without having
> to scroll down on each message to see what was written.

If your reply doesn't refer to material in the post, why quote any
of it? If it does, it should follow the relevant section so that
people who have not seen (and may never see) or who have forgotten
the original post know what you are talking about.

> Makes since to me, but I understand it does not to you. Sorry.
>
> "Blinky the Shark" cried:
>>
>> Stop top posting. Observe how others in here reply. Emulate.


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