Re: Anybody have a problem with top posting?

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In article <OgDdY8NdHHA.2088@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Bisirat Amanuel"
<bisirat@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I like top posting because I'd like to see the reply without having to
scroll down. Kinda like a reply to an email. Inputs?

This Internet standard specifies bottom posting:

RFC 1855 - Netiquette Guidelines
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html

Section 3.1.1, "General Guidelines for mailing lists and NetNews",
says:

If you are sending a reply to a message or a posting be sure you
summarize the original at the top of the message, or include
just enough text of the original to give a context.

I bottom post, but I don't care which way other people do it. Some
people have very strong opinions on this and will argue endlessly
about it.

To instantly get to the bottom of a long reply, press Ctrl-End.
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