Netiquette (was Re: [SWLUG] Installing RH via NFS ;-)) "help! I'm being oppressed!"

[Dick Bain]

oh I say bad form (exploding spleen)
Dick

Gareth James Powell wrote:
> Hi,
>   Top posting does seem to punch some peoples buttons, resulting in
> increased blood pressure, inflammable emails, and lots of bad feeling
> for such a trivial topic. I'm just contrary by nature and will do it
> because I'm told (told off more like it!) not to, live and let live
> eh? Go have a pint ot two tonight and relax butty.
> 
> Regards,
> Gareth.
> 
> 
> dick at acm.org wrote:
> 
>>You (and others) might care to take a look at
>>http://www.html-faq.com/etiquette/?toppost, particularly the section
>>
>>A.  No.
>>Q.  Does top-posting make sense?
>>
>>Alternative renditions can be found in assorted .sigs, such as
>>
>>A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>>Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> 
> 
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