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Well for instance ... It makes it so the conversation is ass |
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backwards... You usually read a book from the top down... Not bottom |
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up. FYI... I am not normally a top poster. |
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From: John Manko [mailto:jmanko@×××××××××.com] |
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Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 9:38 AM |
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To: gentoo-desktop@l.g.o |
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop] Unsubscribe |
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What's the big deal? Is top posting bad posting practice? |
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Chris Ritchey wrote: |
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>On 8/17/05, Uwe Thiem <uwix@××××.na> wrote: |
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>>On 17 August 2005 19:32, Justin Denick wrote: |
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>>>Please excuse me for this question, but what is "top posting" |
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>>It's what you are doing. Replying at the top of the email you are |
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replying |
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>>to. ;-) |
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>>Uwe |
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>Thank You! I was wondering what top-posting was as well and all these |
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>idiotic responses of "you just did it" does help cause then one would |
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>just go "What did I do? as far as I know I just replied." |
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>>>On 8/17/05, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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>>>>On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:24:31 -0400, Willie Wong wrote: |
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>>>>>Wow! This is spectacular! Not only did he sent out the unsubscribe |
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>>>>>mail the (most popular) wrong way, he also made the faux pas of |
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>>>>>hijacking a thread! If only two wrongs can make a right q= |
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>>>>At least he didn't top post or use HTML :) |
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>>>>Neil Bothwick |
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>>>>The geek shall inherit the earth. |
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>>developers. - Linus Torvalds |
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