Posted by Blinky the Shark on 08/01/07 23:46

Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> 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.

I don't believe he's trimmed anything yet. Just extrudes a steaming
coil on the top and moves on to the next post.


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