old joke sometimes a sig line: > A: Yes. > >Q: Are you sure? > >>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
> Paul Johnson wrote: > > >>> http://ursine.dyndns.org/wiki/index.php?title=Top_Posting > >>> Could I get some thoughts on this, please? > >> > >> Not really sure why we need *another* rehash of the 'how to quote' > >> debate, but it looks ok, with the exception that the statement > >> 'written language is typically read from top down' is not true. > > > > There's some that read from the bottom of the page towards the top? > > Yes. > > Strictly speaking, direction isn't a concept that applies to a 'language', > it's a concept that applies to a *script*. And there are various scripts > that are written bottom-to-top. > > (Almost certainly none of them are used for computing applications, but the > statement as written is nevertheless untrue.) > > Cheers, > > Nick > > -- > Nick Boalch > School of Modern Languages & Cultures Tel: +44 (0) 191 334 3420 > University of Durham Fax: +44 (0) 191 334 3421 > New Elvet, Durham DH1 3JT, UK WWW: http://nick.frejol.org/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -Later, DAVE -- Linux because I am a geek Debian because I am a super-geek!
