Re: Top Posters Unite!

[Dave Hinz <DaveHinz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:02:19 GMT, ares <ares@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've always top posted; there is something I believe about Outlook Express,
> which I've always had, that makes bottom posting a bigger pain in the neck.

Yes, but Microsoft has never been good about following established
standards.

> I've been online since at least 1990.  There were some newsgroups where it
> seemed everyone top posted so I didn't realize it was an issue.
> But bottom posters seem to also be very adamant about doing it their way.

It's more about "trim what you're not responding to", and "what the heck
about that whole article _are_ you responding to?" than anything else.
"Yes, I agree" without knowing where in the article you're agreeing,
doesn't effectively communicate your point.

> Some will put you on their blocked senders list.  Some might have a
> legitimate reason.  Some say it's more like a conversation if you bottom
> post.  If I want a conversation, I'd be in a chatroom.  To me, it's not a
> conversation.

I think you're putting more effort into this than RF Dude's troll
warrants.