Confessions of a "Top-Poster" (ugh!)...

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From: mr_unreliable (kindlyReplyToNewsgroup_at_notmail.com)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:09:21 -0500

It has come to my attention that there are participants here
who condemn the practice of "top-posting" (i.e., placing the
response ahead of the question), as in:

     A: No
     Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?

I must confess that I do this all the time, under the
rationalization that somebody reading down the thread has
already read the question, and shouldn't need to re-read it
in order to get to my answer.

Further, I will frequently cut off or seriously abbreviate
the question, to just the specific issue I hope to address.

O.K. so this is offensive. But, I ain't going to quit.

Here's an easy remedy. If you don't like my habit of
"top-posting" then just filter out my postings, and all my
annoying violations of netiquette will just disappear.

cheers, jw

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