From: kaos@ecn.ab.ca   
      
   That's exactly why top-posting is problematic.   
      
   Now, figure out which of your points I'm responding to.  I've broken   
   my rule against top-posting just to see if you can.   
      
   On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 19:05:23 -0800, Bill Leeper   
    wrote:   
      
   >Nomad wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 07:55:39 -0800, Bill Leeper   
   >>  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>>DarkMatter wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:46:23 +0100, Alex Wenzel   
   >>>> Gave us:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>No good news, again...   
   >>>>>Linux would have been my next guess. I have Suse LinuxPPC 7.3 laying   
   around   
   >>>>>for quite some time, never dared to install it on any machine.   
   >>>>>I have 144 MB RAM on my 3400c, but I'm not sure that would make it any   
   >>>>>better.   
   >>>>>Maybe I should just buy some old Thinkpad, too.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>  Or at least try to refrain from top posting in Usnet.  You know...   
   >>>>like LEARN what the protocols are, and follow them...?   
   >>>   
   >>>I am sick and tired of comments about top posting. Who really cares? If   
   >>>it bothers you so much don't read the posts. It is a stupid convention   
   >>>that has no use anymore. It is a perfect example of the "That's the way   
   >>>our fathers did it so thats the way we will do it" forever and will we   
   >>>ever sock it to anyone who dares to do it differently.   
   >>>   
   >>>And for the original poster: Top post all you want and ignore the snide   
   >>>remarks. There are many of us out here who really don't care where the   
   >>>post is, but do care about what is said.   
   >>>   
   >>>Now, for all you died in the wool bottom poster, flame away. And if you   
   >>>want to put your flames on the top feel free to do so.   :-)   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Here's a flame free question for you -- are you a fan of the Jeopardy   
   >> TV quiz show?   
   >>   
   >> As for the rest of us, it's usually easier to work out what's going on   
   >> when you have the question _before_ the answer -- otherwise it often   
   >> doesn't make much sense...   
   >>   
   >> Laters   
   >>   
   >   
   >That's fine when you only have a single answer to the question. But   
   >threads can get quite lengthly at times. I, for one, can remember what   
   >the question was after reading it a couple of times. After reading it   
   >several hundred times it becomes a bit redundant. so it really doesn't   
   >matter if the reply is on the top or the bottom. And if I am asking the   
   >question I am just glad if someone replies. I will take to info anywhere   
   >I can get it.   
   >   
   >I guess what really gets me going is that I find top posting no excuse   
   >to be rude to someone. Like I said before, if top posting upsets someone   
   >so much then don't read the darn thing. Top posting, bottom posting,   
   >middle posting, who cares. What is being said is the important thing,   
   >not where it is placed in the message.   
   >   
   >Anyway, nuff said on the subject.   
      
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