In article >,
Sky > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:11:16 -0600, Michel Boucher
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >sf > wrote in
> > >news > > >
> > >>>> 5. Try to edit your replies (as I have done) and to avoid top
> > >>>> posting. Some people here killfile top posters.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Go forth, grasshopper...
> > >>>
> > >>>this is a pretty good set of advice. my hat's off to you, michel.
> > >>>
> > >> Except for the top posting part.
> > >
> > >Sheesh, there's always a critic...
> > >
> > >I don't think I said anything untoward. It is true that some people will
> > >killfile top posters. This was my warning, hence the suggestion to avoid
> > >it. If you disagree, perhaps you'd like to offer substantial evidence to
> > >the contrary, to wit that few or none killfile top posters.
> >
> > It was the avoid top posting part I des agree with. I think all posts
> > should be top posted, that way proper attributions stay with the first
> > line of each post.
>
>
> I prefer top posting too, but RFC doesn't for some reason <g>. It's a
> lot easier to read someone's post at the top, especially if it's in
> response to a long thread. That way, one doesn't have to scroll down
> all the way to the bottom, unless they want to read all the text
> included. But, as it's said.... when in Denmark ...

What top posters seem to miss, is the first half of the sentence of item
#5 above.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA