I love that you top-posted this, Udhay :-).

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On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 12:54 AM, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote:

> Resending this, for
> a) The benefit of our newer members;
> b) Some of our older members; &
> c) The extra irony points.
>
> Udhay
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> From: Perry E. Metzger <pe...@piermont.com>
> Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:00:21 -0400
>
>
> A3: Please.
> Q3: Should I avoid top posting on this mailing list?
>
> A2: Because, by reversing the order of a conversation, it leaves the
>    reader without much context, and makes them read a message in an
>    unnatural order.
> Q2: Why is top posting irritating?
>
> A1: It is the practice of putting your reply to a message before the
>    quoted message, instead of after the (trimmed) message.
> Q1: What is top posting?
>
>
> Perry
> --
> Perry E. Metzger                pe...@piermont.com
>
>
>
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