On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 06:17:27PM +0000, Tony's unattended mail wrote:
> > At this time, the generally accepted assumption is to wrap at around
> > 72--76 characters
> 
> Right.. one million smokers can't be wrong.

It's been pointed out that this number comes from scientific studies
regarding the ergonomics of reading.  So the one million smokers
argument is a red herring.  It does, however, apply very nicely to the
use of top posting by the uneducated masses.

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