In article > ,
Steve B. > wrote:
>Today with all newsgroups and most e-mail programs
>threaded it is preferable to top post.

False.

The best way to post is to trim your attributions down to only the
minimum necessary to retain context, or to paraphrase if you can do
so accurately. Once you have done that, the new text should go
below the minimally-quoted material.

Note that I could have started this message without quoting, simply
by writing, "Steve B says that it's best to top-post these days."

-Patti
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