Whats "Top posting"

Why apologise,It doesn't matter.
It's not like you'll get three points on your licence

"Andy Fox" <nospam> wrote in message
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>
> My retrospective apologies for top-posting on previous threads. I had no
> idea it mattered! Actually I had no idea what it meant until reading this
> topic!

so Signman was, like...
> Why apologise,It doesn't matter.
> It's not like you'll get three points on your licence
>
> "Andy Fox" <nospam> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> My retrospective apologies for top-posting on previous threads. I
>> had no idea it mattered! Actually I had no idea what it meant until
>> reading this topic!

Signman, you're getting faintly annoying. Are you being an arse on purpose?

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"Signman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Why apologise,It doesn't matter.
> It's not like you'll get three points on your licence
>
> "Andy Fox" <nospam> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > My retrospective apologies for top-posting on previous threads. I had no
> > idea it mattered! Actually I had no idea what it meant until reading
this
> > topic!
>
>



WHAT? I need a licence to post on this newsgroup? Can things get any more
complicated? You'll be telling me I need a licence to drive my Landie next!

Andy

"Andy Fox" <nospam> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> WHAT? I need a licence to post on this newsgroup? Can things get any more
> complicated? You'll be telling me I need a licence to drive my Landie
> next!
>
> Andy
>
>

so Signman was, like...
>
>
> "Andy Fox" <nospam> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> WHAT? I need a licence to post on this newsgroup? Can things get any
>> more complicated? You'll be telling me I need a licence to drive my
>> Landie next!
>>
>> Andy

I used to top-post when I first was on Usenet - my mail program (OE)
wouldn't do it any other way, and I didn't know any better. I recall a few
rows with longer-serving posters over top/bottom posting - if you are
keeping up with a discussion, top-posting is actually easier to read, as you
don't need to scroll down through yards of stuff you've already seen to get
to the interesting bit. However, I came to realise that bottom (or
interspersed) posting is the Usenet convention, and I was happy to go along
with it. Top posting is a bit like farting in a lift - it's not illegal,
you don't need permission, and no-one can stop you, but you won't make many
friends that way. And since we read these newsgroups to get help, and have
friendly discussions, what's the point in alienating the majority?

OE Quotefix is free, by the way, and you get lots of nice colours in your
posts.

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On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:48:30 +0000 (UTC), "Signman"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Why apologise,It doesn't matter.

Ignorance and arrogance in such a tiny package of a mind.
You certainly are efficient.

Such an efficient ****wit is a rare find indeed.

Dick,
Please stop being one!!!!

"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Signman, you're getting faintly annoying. Are you being an arse on
> purpose?
>

Dick,
Get a life.
Computers are merely a tool.
Usenet is a medium.
There are no rules as long as a poster does not offend against the criminal
law.

"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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However, I came to realise that bottom (or
> interspersed) posting is the Usenet convention,

Ah,
the killfile doesn't work then.
and do you really need to use foul language?

"Mother" <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Ignorance and arrogance in such a tiny package of a mind.
> You certainly are efficient.
>
> Such an efficient ****wit is a rare find indeed.
>
>

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:46:55 +0000 (UTC), "Signman"
<[email protected]> wrote:


>the killfile doesn't work then.

You are evidently unable to read or understand, let me assist you in
your quest for 'clue'...

>and do you really need to use foul language?

Only reserved for complete ****ers such as yourself who court
confrontation and live in the happy, moist, incorrect belief that they
are always right and demonstrate their ability to hold their own,
albeit in a somewhat jerky manner.

so Signman was, like...
> Dick,
> Get a life.
> Computers are merely a tool.
> Usenet is a medium.
> There are no rules as long as a poster does not offend against the
> criminal law.
>
> "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> However, I came to realise that bottom (or
>> interspersed) posting is the Usenet convention,

Oh, **** off.

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In message <[email protected]>
"Signman" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Dick,
>Get a life.
>Computers are merely a tool.
>Usenet is a medium.
>There are no rules as long as a poster does not offend against the
>criminal law.

Of course there are rules, It's just that YOU have no intention of
following them even after politely being pointed out not to top post.

If you ever require help on this group you'll not get any (not from
me anyway) due to your blatant lack of respect for newsgroup Netiquette
and how it's supposed to work.

You'll probably be talking to yourself soon anyway as you'll end up in
everyones kill file.



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Thanks for that, just testing quotefix with this post

Karen

EMB wrote:
> Karen Gallagher wrote:
>> Well, mostly quite sane
>>
>> Some news clients (like mine. Outlook) don't even give the option to
>> bottom post, making it require a positive effort each time.
>
> You need OE Quotefix that fixes this and several other bizzairre
> things that Outlook Express does when used as a news client. It's
> downloadable from http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/
>
> It's only a small download so isn't a hassle on dialup either.

Karen Gallagher wrote:
| Thanks for that, just testing quotefix with this post
|
| Karen
|
| EMB wrote:
|| Karen Gallagher wrote:
||| Well, mostly quite sane
|||
||| Some news clients (like mine. Outlook) don't even give the option to
||| bottom post, making it require a positive effort each time.
||
|| You need OE Quotefix that fixes this and several other bizzairre
|| things that Outlook Express does when used as a news client. It's
|| downloadable from http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/
||
|| It's only a small download so isn't a hassle on dialup either.

Ah, that's better, it's a neat little program. Shame I had to RTFM to get it
to work

Karen

On or around Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:39:02 +0000 (UTC), "Signman"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Dick,
>Please stop being one!!!!

I think that answers you quite clearly, Richard... oh well, another filter.
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On or around Tue, 23 Aug 2005 22:37:35 +0100, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
enlightened us thusly:

>On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:48:30 +0000 (UTC), "Signman"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Why apologise,It doesn't matter.
>
>Ignorance and arrogance in such a tiny package of a mind.
>You certainly are efficient.
>
>Such an efficient ****wit is a rare find indeed.

I've filtered him. But I like this reply...
>
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine... War is hell"
Gen. Sherman (1820-1891) Attr. words in Address at Michigan Military
Academy, 19 June 1879.

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:21:49 +0100, Stephen Hull <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Of course there are rules, It's just that YOU have no intention of
>following them even after politely being pointed out not to top post.

As I said before, I'm not unduly bothered about a lot of top posting
and won't generally make a huge issue out of it. However, when
someone responds with something along the lines of "I don't care for
tradition, netiquette or manners, I like doing it this way, so screw
the rest of you" I sometimes wonder why they are here and why I
haven't got an automatic top-poster filter...


>If you ever require help on this group you'll not get any (not from
>me anyway) due to your blatant lack of respect for newsgroup Netiquette
>and how it's supposed to work.

And this is another facet really - the 'local community'. someone
mentioned this place was akin to a local pub - and yes, I guess it is
in many ways. Open and welcoming, but intollerant of arrogant drunks
coming in and telling us to put fresh sawdust down. (Should give you
some idea what my 'local' is like...)

On 2005-08-23, Signman <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm sorry but I just do not agree with your comment here.

You appear to have mistaken me for someone who gives a ****.

I'm still waiting for a top-poster who has anything interesting
to say - it's like the usenet equivalent of wandering around with
'kick me' written on your forehead or dog**** on your shoes.
Most of them go straight into the killfile.

-- Pete

>> Open and welcoming, but intollerant of arrogant drunks
>> coming in and telling us to put fresh sawdust down. (Should give you
>> some idea what my 'local' is like...)

Sawdust? LUXURY!!!!!
DaveP

On 24 Aug 2005 04:12:10 -0700, [email protected] wrote:

>>> Open and welcoming, but intollerant of arrogant drunks
>>> coming in and telling us to put fresh sawdust down. (Should give you
>>> some idea what my 'local' is like...)
>
>Sawdust? LUXURY!!!!!

Well, usually last nights furniture...