On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:21:04 +0100
M Henri Day wrote:

> 2007/11/10, Datatude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> > On 2007-11-10 11:49 AM, Jonathan Kaye wrote:
> > > Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> I could start a new thread about this, but since it's only an
> > >extension
> > of
> > >> the original question of this thread I thought it was better to
> > >ask it
> > as
> > >> a follow-up-question here:
> > >>
> > >> I installed the msttcorefonts a while ago, but many documents
> > >that I> created before I replaced Windows with Ubuntu use the Arial
> > >Narrow
> > font,
> > >> and therefore they don't look right in the Ubuntu version. Is
> > >there a> place where I can find that font for my Ubuntu system?
> > >It's not
> > included
> > >> in msttcorefonts.
> > >>
> > > Dear Johnny,
> > > 1. Please don't toppost.

This is a beginners mailing list. As common business practise these days
(like it or lump it) is to top post, we are stuck with it. Also read my
comments further down.

> > > 2. Google is your friend

Cliche  and out of place considering 3 just below.

> > > 3. You can find the font here:
> > > http://www.unigre.it/rhetorica%20biblica/fonts/download.htm
> > > The name of the font you're looking for is called ARIALN.TTF
> > > Cheers,
> > > Jonathan
> > >
> > Dear Jonathan.
> >
> > 1. Please don't use lingo. What the hell is toppost.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting#Top-posting

> > 2. Google was not my friend, since typing in define: toppost
> > returned no results.
> >

googled "wikipedia top post" for above result
 
> >
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> 
> «Toppost»  on a forum such as this one refers to the practice of
> placing one's reply above (on top of)  the post to which one is
> responding. I presume the opposite is to «bottompost», which is
> customary on this forum....
> 
> Henri

The preferred posting style on mailing lists and usenet is neither
top=post or bottom-post as you have used but interspersed as i have used
(he says smugly). 

But given that many newbies and business types use top-post it is
accepted practise to not get all het-up about it, bite the bullet and
reply in kind. Thus if the original respondent top-posted, all
subsequent replies should be top post.

Many flame wars have been started on this very topic and the ulcers just
are not worth it.

-- 
Michael

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall
be well

 - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416

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