Re: [gentoo-user] Eterm not emerging

[Dale]

Qian Qiao wrote:

> Ok, i top post, just for you, :)
>
> Imagine someone who wasn't following the thread need to do to pick up
> this thread:
> 1. Scroll all the way to the bottom, read Ted's message.
> 2. Scroll a bit upwards, to read you message
> 3. Then scroll all the way to the top, to read mine.
>
> I can hardly say it is *logical* to read a thread backwards. Another
> example: try to name one forum/BBS system that displays the newest
> reply on the top when viewing a thread.
>
> *B*/T/_W_, *how did* you like my HTML <http://www.google.com>? I bet
> you enjoyed it.
>
> You just don't understand that most people dislike top-posting and
> HTML messages for a reason. You've got every right to use whatever you
> wish in your personal mails, but this is a public list, try to be
> considerate mate.
>
> -- Joe
>
> On 10/30/05, Dale <dalek@××××××××××.net <mailto:dalek@××××××××××.net>>
> wrote:
> > I post mine on top so I assume that is top posting.  Correct?  Now
> you will
> > see what I mean by mixing the two.   LOL
> >
> > Dale
> >
> >
> > Ted Kaczmarek wrote:
> > On Sun, 2005-10-30 at 03:31 -0600, Dale wrote:
>
> > I agree with your reasons but some of the others have reasons too. I
> do like
> > my reason better though. LOL I put LOL for those who read
> text only and not
> > HTML. LOL, again.
>
> I don't think anybody is getting anal about it. I always
> > look at it
> this way, if someone doesn't want to help me with something, I
> > don't
> want their help anyway. I help because I like it not because
> > someone
> has a gun to my head, or top posts. If someone bottom posts,
> > I'll
> scroll down and see if I can help.
>
> I do wish someone would pick a way
> > and let it be the only way though.
> It gets confusing when some top post and
> > some bottom post. That
> really wears out my mouse wheel. Go down, read a bit,
> > then go up and
> read a bit, then back down again, repeat, repeat. That is
> > when it
> gets confusing.
>
> Dale
> :-)
>
> > Than why did you top post?
>
> Ted
>
>
>
> >
>
>
> --
> There are 3 kinds of people in the world:
> Those who can count, and those who can't.
>
> Money can't buy everything.
> Sometimes money can't even buy a gun...
>


I did see a forum once that lets you put the posts in reverse order,
most recent at the top.  I would sort of like that.  I'm on a very slow
dial-up and I can likely read the new post before the rest of the page
can even load up.

I'm not a rocket scientist but I can usually remember what's going on in
a thread or list like this one.  If I don't remember it, then I wasn't
following it anyway.

How you like this on the bottom?  LOL

Dale