Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
 

It has been scientifically proven that women like "under", men like
"over". Pun intended, ducking for cover!

Dale Beckett wrote:

> JimG says...
>
>>I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine, and was
>>scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most. What's
>>the proper method?
>
> [snip]
>
> It varies from group to group, and in my unsolicited opinion is similar to
> toilet paper rolls..... do they go over, or do they go under?
>
> Whether you choose to top-post or bottom-post is not nearly so important as
> taking a few seconds to TRIM DOWN THE FREAKING QUOTE. Nobody wants to see
> several days' worth of quoted material in every post in a thread.
>
>

Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
 

It has been scientifically proven that women like "under", men like
"over". Pun intended, ducking for cover!

Dale Beckett wrote:

> JimG says...
>
>>I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine, and was
>>scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most. What's
>>the proper method?
>
> [snip]
>
> It varies from group to group, and in my unsolicited opinion is similar to
> toilet paper rolls..... do they go over, or do they go under?
>
> Whether you choose to top-post or bottom-post is not nearly so important as
> taking a few seconds to TRIM DOWN THE FREAKING QUOTE. Nobody wants to see
> several days' worth of quoted material in every post in a thread.
>
>

Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
 

That's pretty good. Too funny. But I can certainly see the analogy.

"griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:Rcstd.456354$nl.270137@pd7tw3no...
> That sounds like an analogy on how I view my relationships with women.
> Decide if I like em, see if they are new and interesting as opposed to the
> last, decide whether it's worth any effort and when I'm done, move on. Bam
> Bam Bam. Maybe that's why I'm single ;p
>
> --
> griffin
> '85 Jeep CJ-7 (in storage)
> '97 Toyota Corolla SD
>
> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:2Xqtd.8307$Va5.7139@newsread3.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> > What I like is to click on a post, see what new is added, and then
decide
> to
> > reply or move on, just like that. Bam Bam Bam.
> > Tomes
>
>

Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
 

That's pretty good. Too funny. But I can certainly see the analogy.

"griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:Rcstd.456354$nl.270137@pd7tw3no...
> That sounds like an analogy on how I view my relationships with women.
> Decide if I like em, see if they are new and interesting as opposed to the
> last, decide whether it's worth any effort and when I'm done, move on. Bam
> Bam Bam. Maybe that's why I'm single ;p
>
> --
> griffin
> '85 Jeep CJ-7 (in storage)
> '97 Toyota Corolla SD
>
> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:2Xqtd.8307$Va5.7139@newsread3.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> > What I like is to click on a post, see what new is added, and then
decide
> to
> > reply or move on, just like that. Bam Bam Bam.
> > Tomes
>
>

Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
 

That's pretty good. Too funny. But I can certainly see the analogy.

"griffin" <gryffy@DELTHISshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:Rcstd.456354$nl.270137@pd7tw3no...
> That sounds like an analogy on how I view my relationships with women.
> Decide if I like em, see if they are new and interesting as opposed to the
> last, decide whether it's worth any effort and when I'm done, move on. Bam
> Bam Bam. Maybe that's why I'm single ;p
>
> --
> griffin
> '85 Jeep CJ-7 (in storage)
> '97 Toyota Corolla SD
>
> "Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:2Xqtd.8307$Va5.7139@newsread3.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> > What I like is to click on a post, see what new is added, and then
decide
> to
> > reply or move on, just like that. Bam Bam Bam.
> > Tomes
>
>

Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
 

Yeah, but if you top post trimming the length does not really matter because
one reads the top and then moves on to the nest post, no problem.

"Dale Beckett" <dale@NOT.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c2014a13c3b31be9896fe@news.east.earthlin k.net....
> JimG says...
> > I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine, and
was
> > scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most.
What's
> > the proper method?
> [snip]
>
> It varies from group to group, and in my unsolicited opinion is similar to
> toilet paper rolls..... do they go over, or do they go under?
>
> Whether you choose to top-post or bottom-post is not nearly so important
as
> taking a few seconds to TRIM DOWN THE FREAKING QUOTE. Nobody wants to see
> several days' worth of quoted material in every post in a thread.
>
>
> --
>
> Dale Beckett

Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
 

Yeah, but if you top post trimming the length does not really matter because
one reads the top and then moves on to the nest post, no problem.

"Dale Beckett" <dale@NOT.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c2014a13c3b31be9896fe@news.east.earthlin k.net....
> JimG says...
> > I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine, and
was
> > scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most.
What's
> > the proper method?
> [snip]
>
> It varies from group to group, and in my unsolicited opinion is similar to
> toilet paper rolls..... do they go over, or do they go under?
>
> Whether you choose to top-post or bottom-post is not nearly so important
as
> taking a few seconds to TRIM DOWN THE FREAKING QUOTE. Nobody wants to see
> several days' worth of quoted material in every post in a thread.
>
>
> --
>
> Dale Beckett

Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
 

Yeah, but if you top post trimming the length does not really matter because
one reads the top and then moves on to the nest post, no problem.

"Dale Beckett" <dale@NOT.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c2014a13c3b31be9896fe@news.east.earthlin k.net....
> JimG says...
> > I go to another NG on occasion to discuss another passion of mine, and
was
> > scolded for "top posting". That's the way I post here as do most.
What's
> > the proper method?
> [snip]
>
> It varies from group to group, and in my unsolicited opinion is similar to
> toilet paper rolls..... do they go over, or do they go under?
>
> Whether you choose to top-post or bottom-post is not nearly so important
as
> taking a few seconds to TRIM DOWN THE FREAKING QUOTE. Nobody wants to see
> several days' worth of quoted material in every post in a thread.
>
>
> --
>
> Dale Beckett

Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
 

"Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:BGvtd.10682$714.4848@newsread2.news.atl.earth link.net...
> Yeah, but if you top post trimming the length does not really matter
because
> one reads the top and then moves on to the nest post, no problem.
>
> > Whether you choose to top-post or bottom-post is not nearly so important
as
> > taking a few seconds to TRIM DOWN THE FREAKING QUOTE. Nobody wants to
see
> > several days' worth of quoted material in every post in a thread.

Uh yeah it DOES matter to the folks that AREN'T using a reader that defaults
to scrolling to the bottom of a message.

Re: OT: Speaking of "top posting"
 

"Tomes" <XXtomanml@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:BGvtd.10682$714.4848@newsread2.news.atl.earth link.net...
> Yeah, but if you top post trimming the length does not really matter
because
> one reads the top and then moves on to the nest post, no problem.
>
> > Whether you choose to top-post or bottom-post is not nearly so important
as
> > taking a few seconds to TRIM DOWN THE FREAKING QUOTE. Nobody wants to
see
> > several days' worth of quoted material in every post in a thread.

Uh yeah it DOES matter to the folks that AREN'T using a reader that defaults
to scrolling to the bottom of a message.