[OT] what is top-post?

[Shuo Xiang]

Greetings:

I'm wondering what constitutes the action of "top-post"ing.

Regards,

Shuo Xiang

 

[Ben Pfaff]

I'm wondering what constitutes the action of "top-post"ing.

What, is Google down?

 

[Alex]

If I were to answer your question here, I would
be top-posting. This is Bad.

Greetings:

I'm wondering what constitutes the action of "top-post"ing.

Since I am answering here, I am bottom-posting.
This is Good.

Alex

 

[Tim Hagan]

Greetings:

I'm wondering what constitutes the action of "top-post"ing.

A: You figure it out.
Q: Why is that bad?
A: Writing your reply above the original message.
Q: What is top-posting?

 

[Mark A. Odell]

A: You figure it out.
Q: Why is that bad?
A: Writing your reply above the original message.
Q: What is top-posting?

Perfecty put! This would make a nice sig.

 

[CBFalconer]

I'm wondering what constitutes the action of "top-post"ing.

Some reading:

http://fmf.fwn.rug.nl/~anton/topposting.html
http://www.malibutelecom.fi/yucca/usenet/brox.html
http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html
http://members.home.net/krobb7/quoting.html
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quoting.html
http://www.i-hate-computers.demon.co.uk/
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/g.mccaughan/g/remarks/uquote.html

 

[Mac]

Greetings:

I'm wondering what constitutes the action of "top-post"ing.

Regards,

Shuo Xiang

Shuo,

Top-posting is when you write your reply above the message to which you
are replying. Since English reads from top to bottom, top posting forces
the reader to read in the wrong order. That is why it is annoying.

I Hope That Helps.

Mac

 

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

Mac

Helps. That Hope I

annoying. is it why is That order. wrong the in read to reader the
forces posting top bottom, to top from reads English Since replying. are
you which to message the above reply your write you when is Top-posting

Shuo,

 

[Mac]

Mac

Helps. That Hope I

annoying. is it why is That order. wrong the in read to reader the
forces posting top bottom, to top from reads English Since replying. are
you which to message the above reply your write you when is Top-posting

Shuo,

[snip]

The OP got enough of those types of replies. I just thought I would give
one straightforward one.

Mac

 

[Xenos]

Something that (1) when asked about here will never elicit a direct answer,
and (2) when done will cause the more anal (most?) in this group to go into
conniptions.

By the way, this is top posting. Most groups don't care. Here, it violated
the 11th commandment.

DrX

 

[Mark F. Haigh]

Greetings:

I'm wondering what constitutes the action of "top-post"ing.

Regards,

Shuo Xiang

Top posting here may cause undefined behavior. You wouldn't want demons
to fly out of your nose, now would you?


Mark F. Haigh
(e-mail address removed)