In article > ,
Lucy > wrote:
>I've decided, after a few minutes of thought, to post however I see fit. So,

If your objective in posting is to reach an audience, then it
behooves you to post in a fashion acceptable to the community you're
communicating with. Bottom posting is simply good netiquette.

If I said, "I've decided, after a few minutes of thought, to belch,
fart loudly, and even masturbate in fancy restaurants whenever
I have the urge," then you get the flavor of your decision with
respect to-top posting in newsgroups.

When engaging in social discourse, refraining from polite behavior
throws sand into machinery that already works with difficulty at
best. It's not hard to avoid offending people... unless you're so
lazy you don't care.

And if you're going to do that, why bother posting at all?

I'll leave you with the following dialogue, which imitates what
you're suggesting:

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet?

-A