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Re: [OT] top posting



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On 01/14/08 16:52, Alex Samad wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 04:13:22PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 01/14/08 15:57, Alex Samad wrote:
>>>> On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 10:32:53AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>>> On 01/14/08 10:21, Ebanutiy Ebanatik Ebanatovich wrote:
>>>>>> Sorry for offtopic but I'm wondering if the cause of avoiding of top
>>>>>> posting is in something technical (e.g. to help forum software to
>>>>>> create weekly digests correctly) or is it a question of etiquette?
>>>> Rationality, because while some cultures read left->right, and
>>>> others read right->left, all read top->bottom.  None read bottom->top.
>>>>> [flame on]
>>>>> but we do read chronologically (in date order) and I for one hate having to go 
> Thanks for making my point, since when does time "move" from bottom
> to top?
>> so you are advocating top posting ?

When you're writing a journal or diary, do you start at page 1 or
page "last"?

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

"I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, I'm a vegetarian
because I hate vegetables!"
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