Re: Bottom vs. Top Posting

From: Renegade (not_at_t.all)
Date: 05/30/04 

Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 16:46:33 GMT

On Sat, 29 May 2004 16:08:21 -0700, MC wrote:

> Now..see, obviously, there lies a difference between your netiquette and
> mine. On my side of the fence, it is the courteous thing to do...change
> the topic, if the subject matter starts to drift too far from the
> original subject, and *I* felt it had..so...I changed it....so, John,
> this moron did what he felt was correct. Was I wrong...on your side of
> the fence, yes, on mine, no.
>
> Again, who is right and who is wrong. I say neither of us.
>
> As for being off-topic...I can assure you, I am OT in the ferret NG,
> but...seeing as this all started when the twit cross-posted, I am not
> reading any of the other NG's so, if I am posting OT, I apologize, as
> this is *only* being read in the alt.pets.ferrets NG. (And, I can see
> by looking at the NG's, I imagine I AM way OT!) Doubly sorry.
>
> But..with your attitude, what we say on this side of the fence is:
> "Don't let the screen door smack ya in the ass when you leave!"
>
> MC
>
> "John Smith" <me@privacy.net> wrote >
>> Indeed, and by:
>>
>> a) top posting
>> b) posting a reply to a message as a completely new thread and c)
>> posting completely off-topic
>>
>> you have ensured that your messages will now be skipped and ignored.
>>
>> Goodbye moron.
>>
>> *plonk*

One thing that I have never understood about the top posting argument...
have you ever noticed that almost always it involves being crossposted to
several groups? Multiple crossposting is considered bad netiquette too,
just like top posting. That is why the better newsreaders will warn you
that you are crossposting.

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