[OT] Re: Samba update moved my shares (again)

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On 4/22/05, Gary Turner <kk5st2@verizon.net> wrote:
> There is good reason for bottom posting and no good reason for top
> posting.  It is not a matter of choice.  It is a matter of usability,
> long established protocol, and best practice.  See
> <http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote2.html#ss2.3>.

Actually, there is one good reason for top posting that I can think
of, and continue to experience often: When people fail to trim quotes
and then bottom post, you often have to scroll way down just to see
what the current poster is saying, even if it's only something simple
like "thanks."  That gets really annoying!  Top posting ensures that
the latest post is always at the top, where it can be immediately
read.  So is it more trouble to trim useless stuff and make a good
bottom post, or to top post and scroll down if you need to see the
quoted material?

Personally, I think both can be useful, and don't really care which is
used.  What bugs me is quoting loads of useless stuff when I can refer
to an older message if I really need to reread something.  :)