OT: Speaking of "top posting"

That sounds like an analogy on how I view my relationships with women. Decide if I like em, see if they are new and interesting as opposed to the last, decide whether it's worth any effort and when I'm done, move on. Bam Bam Bam. Maybe that's why I'm single ;p

LOL! See what I mean?

That's pretty good. Too funny. But I can certainly see the analogy.

Uh yeah it DOES matter to the folks that AREN'T using a reader that defaults to scrolling to the bottom of a message.

Top posting is great, but PLEASE SNIP! I hate long threads where people quote the whole thing every post, and gets several pages long for one message.

The proper method is courtesy and common sense. If you lurk in a group for a while, you'll quickly notice those where top and or bottom posting is a religion, where it is merely the norm, or where random posting is more the trend. Basically if you are following up where someone else has already top posted, it is rude to bottom post and versa vice, In My Non Humble Opinion.

JimG proclaimed:

... its *always* September now.

Steve proclaimed:

Another question. I use agent and even when I top post it sticks my signature at the bottom . I've yet to figure out how to change this. Anyone out there know how to fix?

Joe Carroll

There are some simple truths...And the dogs know what they are." Joseph Duemer

LOL. Frosh week forever.

Steve

L> ... its *always* September now.

Yeah,... post correctly...at the bottom. Forte is trying to tell you to post the correct way but they're too nice to bitch you out.

BTW, Agent continues to fail the "Good Net-Keeping Seal of Approval"

I'm not sure where you get the idea that BBS forums encouraged top-posting. Most Moderators in the groups I frequented were very strict as to how you posted, and bottom-posting and heavy editing were the norm.

What I've seen in Usenet is an influx of "Newbes" in the 90's when Microsoft realized that there was a whole new territory they could invade and screw up with their poorly written programs that didn't adhere to any "standards" but their own. That's why we have so much top-posting and so many viruses.

If you want a newsreader that adheres to the "Good Net-Keeping Seal of Approval" (GNKSA), go here:

Just an added "feature" of Micro$oft's sloppy written programs & OS's. It goes hand & hand with their sloppy support of existing "standards", and it permeates many of their "users" thinking. We wouldn't be having this discussion if Micro$oft respected existing standards.

Posting correctly takes a bit more actual work & thought - because it forces you to edit out the unnecessary trash to leave only the item you are supposedly replying to. If it's done right, someone can jump in and easily follow the discussion without wondering what the heck is being said.

I find myself wondering how many people use such a reader.....

Tomes did pass the time by typing:

Both OE (with OE-QuoteFix) and Microplanet Gravity. Soon to be switching over to Gravity and dumping OE.

I'm affraid you're preaching to the choir.

-- Rick Reg. Linux user 297687

Works for me.... Joe Carroll

There are some simple truths...And the dogs know what they are." Joseph Duemer