[arch-general] top posting

[Callan Barrett]

THIS THREAD IS HILARIOUS!

On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Scott <scottro at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 07:57:03AM +0200, Xavier wrote:
>> Jon B wrote:
>
>
>> ...some people top posting even in the same thread) made it harder to
>> read.
>>
>> That said, we indeed have to pick one.. But since bottom posting is already
>> widely used here, it makes more sense to just stick with it. To be honest, I
>> also like it much more, but well that's another problem :)
>
> We should probably be a bit picky about our terminology.  What I would
> call the generally accepted preferred method on Unix and Unix-like
> system mail lists is called in line posting.  That is, answer point A
> below point A, point B below point B.
>
> Putting *everything* at the bottom makes it almost as hard to follow as
> does top posting, at least for me.  Of course, at my age, short term
> memory goes bad, so....
>
>
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> Scott Robbins
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> Anya: For a thousand years I wielded the powers of the
> Wish. I brought ruin to the heads of unfaithful men. I brought forth
> destruction and chaos for the pleasure of the lower beings. I was
> feared and worshipped across the mortal globe. And now I'm stuck at
> Sunnydale High. Mortal. Child. And I'm flunking Math.
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Callan Barrett