Just like I said! Another newbie drank the Kool-Aid!


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Matt Colie wrote:
Well d,
I'm not at all fasiliar with the other cultural references, but top
posting was the original fashion and only changed because some AH in
Redmond reset the default to differentiate their mail client from the
all the prior exsisting code.
The nice thing about old tried and true top posting format is that, if
you run one of the good clients that will do a message window, you can
read the top line as soon as you key on the title. You do have to
change windows and scroll down endlessly to get the the message were the
MSAH left it.
During the DARPAnet days discussions would go on for months and the
whole message had to be loaded or printed to read the bottom. We had
high speed 300 baud modems and 60cps printers.
Technology is be better, but I still don't like to have to scroll to the
bottom (where the begining should be) to read the latest entry.
Matt Colie (been here too long)

d parker wrote:

A world wide culture war eh? Did I blink and miss something? What a
load of extremist crap. We are in no culture war. What we have a
multitude of happy societies enjoying multiculturism at its best.
However there are a few morons that are racist and bigoted who like
to beat up on fellow humans for no reason.



Crap!

I have been involved since 1972 with Arpanet and its subsequent
derivations and top posting has always been considered il-mannered. As
is failing to snip lengthy posts.

Try again ignoramus.

Uncle Bill - Commander USN (retired)