"Bob Myers" > wrote in message
...
>
> "axlq" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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.
>
> Oh, good Gawd...it's not at all comparable. Yes, top-posting
> is generally frowned upon, and for the reasons you mentioned
> - but it's by no means the same level of faux pas as any of the
> above. I'd much rather read a top-posted post than one which
> has been bottom-posted by some moron who can't be bothered
> to trim the hundreds of lines that have been written previously.
> If you're going to be THIS anal regarding posting styles, well, it's
> your right - but I would suggest you then simply employ the use
> of a killfile or other such filtering technique to protect your blood
> pressure; don't go beating up on everyone who happens to
> disagree with the degree of offense you feel about this.
>
> Bob M.
Bob.. thank you for saying so eloquently what I failed to convey!
(Some people prolly are anal because this is their life.)
I have top posted very few times here.. in fact, I was originally trying to
be funny.. but, after all I've seen here so far on this thread.... I much
prefer your attitude.. nobody owes anyone anything on here.
lucy
p.s. where in tejas you from, feller?