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| From | "HenHanna" <HenHanna@Posting.from.CsiPh> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | rec.puzzles, sci.lang, alt.usage.english |
| Subject | Top-posting is universally annoying? |
| Date | 2026-06-01 19:11 +0000 |
| Organization | csiph.com Internet News Service |
| Message-ID | <6a1dd949.4400cab01da7696f@csiph.com> (permalink) |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet?
---------- it sure aint top-posting!!!
athel.cb@gmail.com <user12588@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
>
> Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> posted:
>
but Top-posting is the norm in email and ML (Mailing Lists)!
> > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> > A: Top-posting.
> > Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet?
>
> The second most annoying thing is seeing the hen's posts. Why do otherwise
> sensible people insist on replying to them? Killposting saves one from seeing
> them in their virgin state, but not from seeing them quoted in full.
>
> --
> athel
>
> Living in Marseilles for 39 years; mainly in England before that,
> with long periods in Singapore, California, Chile and Canada
------ Calif. is like a nation ! ! !
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