Jeff Schwab
2/26/2008 10:18:00 PM
D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:58:53 -0800
> Tobiah <toby@tobiah.org> wrote:
>>> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>>> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>> But then again, when just adding a quip to a long thread in which
>> the readers have already seen the previous comments, top posting
>> can be an advantage to the reader.
>
> Unless, of course, you know how to trim quoted text.
And unless the reader (like me) tends to scroll immediately to the
bottom of the post anyway, without looking for a one-line comment at the
top.