GUESS WHAT?
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gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
> Top-posting is rude and lazy.
No it isn't. The problem is your perception.
Those days are long gone. But then I have a life.
#42
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Re: ot
gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
> Top-posting is rude and lazy.
No it isn't. The problem is your perception.
Those days are long gone. But then I have a life.
#43
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Re: ot
gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
> Top-posting is rude and lazy.
No it isn't. The problem is your perception.
Those days are long gone. But then I have a life.
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Jules wrote:
> gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Top-posting is rude and lazy.
>
> No it isn't. The problem is your perception.
> Those days are long gone. But then I have a life.
And you waste it by writing in usenet? Wow.
Your comments are exactly the same as everyone else's who seem to find
some aspect of etiquette inconvenient.
I will never be able to perceive of a time when things are read from
bottom to top.
I will say it again - top-posting is rude and lazy.
E.P.
#45
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Re: ot
Jules wrote:
> gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Top-posting is rude and lazy.
>
> No it isn't. The problem is your perception.
> Those days are long gone. But then I have a life.
And you waste it by writing in usenet? Wow.
Your comments are exactly the same as everyone else's who seem to find
some aspect of etiquette inconvenient.
I will never be able to perceive of a time when things are read from
bottom to top.
I will say it again - top-posting is rude and lazy.
E.P.
#46
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Re: ot
Jules wrote:
> gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Top-posting is rude and lazy.
>
> No it isn't. The problem is your perception.
> Those days are long gone. But then I have a life.
And you waste it by writing in usenet? Wow.
Your comments are exactly the same as everyone else's who seem to find
some aspect of etiquette inconvenient.
I will never be able to perceive of a time when things are read from
bottom to top.
I will say it again - top-posting is rude and lazy.
E.P.
#47
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Re: ot
On 7 Apr 2005 14:37:26 -0700, gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
>
>Jules wrote:
>> gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> > Top-posting is rude and lazy.
>>
>> No it isn't. The problem is your perception.
>> Those days are long gone. But then I have a life.
>
>And you waste it by writing in usenet? Wow.
>
>Your comments are exactly the same as everyone else's who seem to find
>some aspect of etiquette inconvenient.
>
>I will never be able to perceive of a time when things are read from
>bottom to top.
That's not what top posting is about. The quote is usually made for
reference, not context and is therefore not required reading.
>I will say it again - top-posting is rude and lazy.
It's just a different style. What's lazy is you being unable to get
used to reading more than one style.
andyt
>
>Jules wrote:
>> gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> > Top-posting is rude and lazy.
>>
>> No it isn't. The problem is your perception.
>> Those days are long gone. But then I have a life.
>
>And you waste it by writing in usenet? Wow.
>
>Your comments are exactly the same as everyone else's who seem to find
>some aspect of etiquette inconvenient.
>
>I will never be able to perceive of a time when things are read from
>bottom to top.
That's not what top posting is about. The quote is usually made for
reference, not context and is therefore not required reading.
>I will say it again - top-posting is rude and lazy.
It's just a different style. What's lazy is you being unable to get
used to reading more than one style.
andyt
#48
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Re: ot
On 7 Apr 2005 14:37:26 -0700, gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
>
>Jules wrote:
>> gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> > Top-posting is rude and lazy.
>>
>> No it isn't. The problem is your perception.
>> Those days are long gone. But then I have a life.
>
>And you waste it by writing in usenet? Wow.
>
>Your comments are exactly the same as everyone else's who seem to find
>some aspect of etiquette inconvenient.
>
>I will never be able to perceive of a time when things are read from
>bottom to top.
That's not what top posting is about. The quote is usually made for
reference, not context and is therefore not required reading.
>I will say it again - top-posting is rude and lazy.
It's just a different style. What's lazy is you being unable to get
used to reading more than one style.
andyt
>
>Jules wrote:
>> gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> > Top-posting is rude and lazy.
>>
>> No it isn't. The problem is your perception.
>> Those days are long gone. But then I have a life.
>
>And you waste it by writing in usenet? Wow.
>
>Your comments are exactly the same as everyone else's who seem to find
>some aspect of etiquette inconvenient.
>
>I will never be able to perceive of a time when things are read from
>bottom to top.
That's not what top posting is about. The quote is usually made for
reference, not context and is therefore not required reading.
>I will say it again - top-posting is rude and lazy.
It's just a different style. What's lazy is you being unable to get
used to reading more than one style.
andyt
#49
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Re: ot
On 7 Apr 2005 14:37:26 -0700, gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
>
>Jules wrote:
>> gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> > Top-posting is rude and lazy.
>>
>> No it isn't. The problem is your perception.
>> Those days are long gone. But then I have a life.
>
>And you waste it by writing in usenet? Wow.
>
>Your comments are exactly the same as everyone else's who seem to find
>some aspect of etiquette inconvenient.
>
>I will never be able to perceive of a time when things are read from
>bottom to top.
That's not what top posting is about. The quote is usually made for
reference, not context and is therefore not required reading.
>I will say it again - top-posting is rude and lazy.
It's just a different style. What's lazy is you being unable to get
used to reading more than one style.
andyt
>
>Jules wrote:
>> gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> > Top-posting is rude and lazy.
>>
>> No it isn't. The problem is your perception.
>> Those days are long gone. But then I have a life.
>
>And you waste it by writing in usenet? Wow.
>
>Your comments are exactly the same as everyone else's who seem to find
>some aspect of etiquette inconvenient.
>
>I will never be able to perceive of a time when things are read from
>bottom to top.
That's not what top posting is about. The quote is usually made for
reference, not context and is therefore not required reading.
>I will say it again - top-posting is rude and lazy.
It's just a different style. What's lazy is you being unable to get
used to reading more than one style.
andyt
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Re: GUESS WHAT?
On 7 Apr 2005 11:20:15 -0700, gcmschemist@gmail.com wrote:
>
>JP Roberts wrote:
>> > You complaining about anyone else's posting is funny.
>> >
>> > E.P.
>> >
>>
>> It's the contents that matter to me, my friend.
>
>There is a saying: "It's not what you say, it's how you say it."
Do you have a problem with people in real life who have different
accents to you? Do you ask them to speak in your accent?
>Thus, the form of your communication matters just as much, if not more,
>than it's contents.
Then you'll be gutted to have used the wrong form of "it's" then?
>Top-posting is rude and lazy. I realize that a lot of newsreaders do
>it by default, but that doesn't make it right.
>
>> Layouts are for marketeers.
>
>If you believe this has anything to do with something other than
>courtesy and etiquette, then you miss the point entirely.
Courtesy is accepting other people's preferences and not whining at
them about it.
>Proper quoting and trimming eliminate every advantage claimed by
>top-posters.
Top-posting ensures that attributions remain correct in multi-level
quotes. See above where it says "gcmchemist@gmail.com wrote",
whereupon what is quoted directly below is *not* what you wrote, it's
what someone else wrote. What you actually wrote appears many lines
further down. Top-posting eliminates this problem and therefore
renders your above claim to be untrue.
> In addition, it makes posts easier to read
Only to those who prefer that style. People who prefer top-posting
find top-posting easier to read.
> make sense on a stand-alone basis
Top posts generally do not require context, but quote for reference.
Note how the one which you are whining about makes a comment about the
entire post and then quotes it for reference.
> and eliminates usenet meta-discussions.
You started this one. Learn to accept more than one style of post and
don't be so lazy.
andyt
>
>JP Roberts wrote:
>> > You complaining about anyone else's posting is funny.
>> >
>> > E.P.
>> >
>>
>> It's the contents that matter to me, my friend.
>
>There is a saying: "It's not what you say, it's how you say it."
Do you have a problem with people in real life who have different
accents to you? Do you ask them to speak in your accent?
>Thus, the form of your communication matters just as much, if not more,
>than it's contents.
Then you'll be gutted to have used the wrong form of "it's" then?
>Top-posting is rude and lazy. I realize that a lot of newsreaders do
>it by default, but that doesn't make it right.
>
>> Layouts are for marketeers.
>
>If you believe this has anything to do with something other than
>courtesy and etiquette, then you miss the point entirely.
Courtesy is accepting other people's preferences and not whining at
them about it.
>Proper quoting and trimming eliminate every advantage claimed by
>top-posters.
Top-posting ensures that attributions remain correct in multi-level
quotes. See above where it says "gcmchemist@gmail.com wrote",
whereupon what is quoted directly below is *not* what you wrote, it's
what someone else wrote. What you actually wrote appears many lines
further down. Top-posting eliminates this problem and therefore
renders your above claim to be untrue.
> In addition, it makes posts easier to read
Only to those who prefer that style. People who prefer top-posting
find top-posting easier to read.
> make sense on a stand-alone basis
Top posts generally do not require context, but quote for reference.
Note how the one which you are whining about makes a comment about the
entire post and then quotes it for reference.
> and eliminates usenet meta-discussions.
You started this one. Learn to accept more than one style of post and
don't be so lazy.
andyt