Brian Raven wrote:

>
> [Top-posting adjusted]
>
> R. S. van Keuren wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> > $Bill Luebkert
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 1:42 AM
> > To: Chris Cappelletti
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Subject: [lists] Re: (no subject)
> >
> > You're a rookie on posting.  Please don't top-post and trim the prior
> > posts.
> >
> > top posting is much easier to follow than bottom posting. With bottom
> > posting, it's hard to find the most recent message.
> >
> > --Bob van Keuren
> > San Diego
>
> I disagree (IMNSHO). You will note that I have deleted irrelevant
> material from quoted messages. I think that this is a lot easier to
> follow that if I had just top-posted a comment on top of your message.
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Brian Raven
>
>

On the contrary - in the above we have totally lost track of who said what.
If the whole history was there in tact, in reverse order, I wouldn't have
had to trail back through to see that it was $Bill who said:
> > You're a rookie on posting.  Please don't top-post and trim the prior
> > posts.
and Bob van Keuren who said
> > top posting is much easier to follow than bottom posting. With bottom
> > posting, it's hard to find the most recent message.

which have no distinction made between them above.

Mark


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