This, unlike my last post, is a top post.  I would like to state for
the record that I bottom posted my reply to stuporlue's slanderous
post because a few months ago a top post on the PLUG list spawned a 4
or 5 day long flamewar about netiquette, bottom vs. top posting,
etc... that got so out of control I unsubscribed from said list.

On Apr 1, 2005 7:05 PM, Ross Werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Apr 2005, Stuart Jansen wrote:
> 
> > Ross, you're right, top posting is
> >
> [major snippage]
> >
> > so much easier than trimming.
> >
> > Starting now, I'm going to top post all replies.
> 
> Hey now, I didn't say that I preferred top posting! ;-)
> 
> All I said was that I disliked bottom posting. Trimming and inserting the
> reply in context with the replied-to text is, IMNSHO, the "correct" way to
> do it.
> 
> The gmail method does seem to make the point moot, however. I can't wait
> until PINE gets that feature! (If mutt already has it, that might be
> enough to finally get me to switch!)
> 
>   ~ Ross
> 
> (Of course, I'd still rather have someone top post and not trim than
>  bottom post and not trim :-)
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