Re: [Pan-users] top posting

[Brian Morrison]

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 10:15:07 -0700 in
address@hidden Anthony
<address@hidden> wrote:

> However, when one is developing an argument or train of thought which
> isn't directly a reply to something previously written, and one wants
> to keep the previously written  material for context, top posting is
> appropriate. References in papers are footnotes, not headnotes, and
> similarly, top-posting draws the attention to the new content, while
> leaving the old content available for reference or context.

While this type of use is acceptable it is a small percentage of the
total Usenet experience. Hence the warning is justified because it means
that people are forced to be sure that's what they mean to do.

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Brian Morrison

bdm at fenrir dot org dot uk