Re: Top posting

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On Apr 5, 8:14 am, "Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <s...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Apr 5, 3:17 am, "Michael A. Covington"

<l...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That said, it really pisses me off when an otherwise productive /
interesting thread goes off the rails because one person posts,
"Please don't top post."

If top posting did not have some kind of perceived advantage, people
wouldn't do it.

That assumes a degree of thought which I don't believe is present in
all people.

I suspect many people just type where their cursor starts, and don't
think about advantages or disadvantages. If pushed, I suppose "not
having to do anything before starting to type" could be viewed as an
advantage, but it's only an advantage to the person posting (one
person) compared with the advantages to the readers (potentially many)
of inline posting with appropriate snipping.

Jon


If there was no advantage, why would the browser/webpage include the
post? I've found that on the internet, as in life, it is much easier
to /accept/ these things happen, and find ways of dealing with it
(Such as using google groups which happily clean the thread up for
you). Flaming or otherwise attacking someone else reflects as badly on
yourself as your target - Besides that, why are people so presumtuous
to beleive that they have the authority to mete out "punishment"?
Surley their are admins to do this?

And of course, as the old saying goes (while not very PC): Fighting on
the internet is like the special olypics, No matter who wins or loses,
your still retarded.

Graeme

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