Re: Top Posting
 

"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> billy ray proclaimed:
>
>> "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:8gf4s1dj960kso2d71gdt5cdk4s0p0ag76@4ax.com...
>>
>>>On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 11:22:12 -0500, "billy ray"
>>><billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>><snip>
>>>
>>>>>If you've got OE set to text only instead of HTML, it's not that big a
>>>>>thing to bottom post there, too. Forte' Agent(or Free Agent in my
>>>>>case)does it automatically.
>>
>>
>>
>> How about we all compromise and start posting right in the middle. I
>> don't mean section by section but just right smack in the middle.
>>
>> Would that make everyone happy?
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>>>>I set newsgroup messages to Plain Text Only because I do not want to
>>>>accidentially post, as I did once, in HTML. I got several cranky
>>>>e-mails
>>>>about that post.
>>>>
>>>
>>>I'll just bet you did.
>>>--
>>>Old Crow
>>>'82 FLTC-P "Miss Pearl"
>>>'74 XLH chopper(somebody else's baby now)
>>>BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, MAMBM, DOF#51, DH#2
>>>"There's only 1 RE"
>>
>>

Re: Top Posting
 

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> Lon did pass the time by typing:
>> billy ray proclaimed:
>>
>>> "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:8gf4s1dj960kso2d71gdt5cdk4s0p0ag76@4ax.com...
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 11:22:12 -0500, "billy ray"
>>>> <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>>>> If you've got OE set to text only instead of HTML, it's not that big
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> thing to bottom post there, too. Forte' Agent(or Free Agent in my
>>>>>> case)does it automatically.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How about we all compromise and start posting right in the middle. I
>>> don't
>>> mean section by section but just right smack in the middle.
>>>
>>> Would that make everyone happy?
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>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> I set newsgroup messages to Plain Text Only because I do not want to
>>>>> accidentially post, as I did once, in HTML. I got several cranky
>>>>> e-mails
>>>>> about that post.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'll just bet you did.
>>>> --
>>>> Old Crow
>>>> '82 FLTC-P "Miss Pearl"
>>>> '74 XLH chopper(somebody else's baby now)
>>>> BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, MAMBM, DOF#51, DH#2
>>>> "There's only 1 RE"
>
>
>

Re: Top Posting
 

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> Lon did pass the time by typing:
>> billy ray proclaimed:
>>
>>> "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:8gf4s1dj960kso2d71gdt5cdk4s0p0ag76@4ax.com...
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 11:22:12 -0500, "billy ray"
>>>> <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>>>> If you've got OE set to text only instead of HTML, it's not that big
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> thing to bottom post there, too. Forte' Agent(or Free Agent in my
>>>>>> case)does it automatically.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How about we all compromise and start posting right in the middle. I
>>> don't
>>> mean section by section but just right smack in the middle.
>>>
>>> Would that make everyone happy?
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>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> I set newsgroup messages to Plain Text Only because I do not want to
>>>>> accidentially post, as I did once, in HTML. I got several cranky
>>>>> e-mails
>>>>> about that post.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'll just bet you did.
>>>> --
>>>> Old Crow
>>>> '82 FLTC-P "Miss Pearl"
>>>> '74 XLH chopper(somebody else's baby now)
>>>> BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, MAMBM, DOF#51, DH#2
>>>> "There's only 1 RE"
>
>
>

Re: Top Posting
 

"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:nHGwf.42082$---.163@dukeread07...
> Lon did pass the time by typing:
>> billy ray proclaimed:
>>
>>> "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:8gf4s1dj960kso2d71gdt5cdk4s0p0ag76@4ax.com...
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 11:22:12 -0500, "billy ray"
>>>> <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>>>> If you've got OE set to text only instead of HTML, it's not that big
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> thing to bottom post there, too. Forte' Agent(or Free Agent in my
>>>>>> case)does it automatically.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How about we all compromise and start posting right in the middle. I
>>> don't
>>> mean section by section but just right smack in the middle.
>>>
>>> Would that make everyone happy?
> I >
> > I
> a >
> g > v
> r > o
> e > t
> e > e
> >
> w > f
> i > o
> t > r
> h >
> > d
> L > i
> o > a
> n > g
> . > o
> > l
> b >
> u > a
> t > s
> >
> w > a
> h >
> i > c
> c > o
> h > m
> > p
> d > r
> i > o
> g > m
> o > i
> n > s
> a > e
> l > .
> ? >

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>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> I set newsgroup messages to Plain Text Only because I do not want to
>>>>> accidentially post, as I did once, in HTML. I got several cranky
>>>>> e-mails
>>>>> about that post.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'll just bet you did.
>>>> --
>>>> Old Crow
>>>> '82 FLTC-P "Miss Pearl"
>>>> '74 XLH chopper(somebody else's baby now)
>>>> BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, MAMBM, DOF#51, DH#2
>>>> "There's only 1 RE"
>
>
>

Re: Top Posting
 

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:10:39 -0600, "Drink" <drink@gnt.net> wrote:

> Sorry if I aggravate anyone but it's really hard to wade through the posts
>when they're posted at the bottom; gotta skim all the original messages down
>to the reply.

A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting.

Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.

Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

RJ

Re: Top Posting
 

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:10:39 -0600, "Drink" <drink@gnt.net> wrote:

> Sorry if I aggravate anyone but it's really hard to wade through the posts
>when they're posted at the bottom; gotta skim all the original messages down
>to the reply.

A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting.

Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.

Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

RJ

Re: Top Posting
 

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:10:39 -0600, "Drink" <drink@gnt.net> wrote:

> Sorry if I aggravate anyone but it's really hard to wade through the posts
>when they're posted at the bottom; gotta skim all the original messages down
>to the reply.

A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting.

Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.

Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

RJ

Re: Top Posting
 

Dredge up an old post for this drivel.....

"RJ" <rj_nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:10:39 -0600, "Drink" <drink@gnt.net> wrote:
>
> > Sorry if I aggravate anyone but it's really hard to wade through the
posts
> >when they're posted at the bottom; gotta skim all the original messages
down
> >to the reply.
>
> A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting.
>
> Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
>
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>
> RJ

Re: Top Posting
 

Dredge up an old post for this drivel.....

"RJ" <rj_nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:10:39 -0600, "Drink" <drink@gnt.net> wrote:
>
> > Sorry if I aggravate anyone but it's really hard to wade through the
posts
> >when they're posted at the bottom; gotta skim all the original messages
down
> >to the reply.
>
> A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting.
>
> Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
>
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>
> RJ

Re: Top Posting
 

Dredge up an old post for this drivel.....

"RJ" <rj_nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:09dbs1daeh9dqf5lsd4mcni0psk5moavc9@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:10:39 -0600, "Drink" <drink@gnt.net> wrote:
>
> > Sorry if I aggravate anyone but it's really hard to wade through the
posts
> >when they're posted at the bottom; gotta skim all the original messages
down
> >to the reply.
>
> A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting.
>
> Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
>
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>
> RJ