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Re: [OT] top posting



Ron Johnson wrote:
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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"?


I always start at the last page and write upwards so my diary becomes illegible to all, including me, in order to attempt to have time move backwards. At my age that become imperative.

Hugo


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