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Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter?

From	Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter?
Date	2021-09-27 18:23 -0500
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 9/27/2021 4:00 AM, gareth evans wrote:
> But are conventions determined by historical
> personages some of whom are long dead, or do
> the later contributors also have a say in what is a convention?
> 
It's not unlike our language. English in this case. Most of it was 
determined by parties who are long dead, but we mostly follow their 
lead. Those not yet dead can, and sometime do, innovate. (Unless it's 
French, then you need to wait for the Académie Française.) But 99% of 
the time, the "innovations" are just noise at varying levels of 
annoying. The 1% may stick, and be incorporated into the common language.

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Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? gareth evans <headstone255@yahoo.com> - 2021-09-26 20:51 +0100
  Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-09-26 14:20 -0600
    Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? gareth evans <headstone255@yahoo.com> - 2021-09-27 09:58 +0100
      Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? D.J. <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2021-09-27 10:03 -0500
      Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2021-09-27 19:57 +0000
      Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2021-09-28 13:09 +0000
        Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Charles Richmond <codescott@aquaporin4.com> - 2021-09-29 11:54 -0500
          Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? gareth evans <headstone255@yahoo.com> - 2021-09-29 20:42 +0100
          Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-09-29 20:20 +0000
      Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Branimir Maksimovic <branimir.maksimovic@gmail.com> - 2021-09-29 01:13 +0000
      Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Joy Beeson <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> - 2021-09-29 22:25 -0400
  Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-09-26 21:44 +0100
    Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2021-09-27 01:41 -0300
      Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-09-26 23:54 -0600
        Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-09-27 00:01 -0700
        Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2021-09-27 20:25 -0300
          Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-09-28 00:03 -0600
          Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Charles Richmond <codescott@aquaporin4.com> - 2021-09-28 01:04 -0500
      Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Nemo <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2021-09-27 13:45 -0400
    Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? gareth evans <headstone255@yahoo.com> - 2021-09-27 10:00 +0100
      Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-09-27 11:03 +0100
        Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2021-09-27 21:10 -0300
      Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2021-09-27 18:23 -0500
      Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Charles Richmond <codescott@aquaporin4.com> - 2021-09-28 01:18 -0500
        Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Branimir Maksimovic <branimir.maksimovic@gmail.com> - 2021-09-29 01:20 +0000
        Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2021-09-29 17:10 -0500
          Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? gareth evans <headstone255@yahoo.com> - 2021-09-30 09:41 +0100
            Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-09-30 10:22 +0100
              Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2021-09-30 10:42 +0100
            Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-09-30 14:31 +0000
              Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2021-10-01 01:58 +0000
            Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? D.J. <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2021-09-30 10:07 -0500
            Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2021-09-30 10:23 -0500
  Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-09-27 15:35 -0400
    Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? gareth evans <headstone255@yahoo.com> - 2021-09-27 21:34 +0100
      Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? D.J. <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2021-09-27 18:24 -0500
        Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-09-27 21:45 -0400
          Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2021-09-28 13:12 +0000
            Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-09-28 18:33 +0100
              Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-09-28 18:16 +0000
                Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-09-28 20:20 +0100
                Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-09-28 16:39 -0700
                Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Charles Richmond <codescott@aquaporin4.com> - 2021-09-29 12:03 -0500
                Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? 711 Spooky Mart <711@spooky.mart> - 2021-09-30 23:11 -0500
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? 711 Spooky Mart <711@spooky.mart> - 2021-09-30 23:17 -0500
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2021-10-01 18:57 +0000
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? 711 Spooky Mart <711@spooky.mart> - 2021-10-06 02:11 -0500
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2021-10-06 14:22 -0300
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? 711 Spooky Mart <711@spooky.mart> - 2021-10-07 00:31 -0500
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2021-10-07 14:33 -0300
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-10-07 13:49 -0400
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2021-10-07 16:52 -0300
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Branimir Maksimovic <branimir.maksimovic@icloud.com> - 2021-10-07 20:13 +0000
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-10-07 18:54 -0400
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Branimir Maksimovic <branimir.maksimovic@icloud.com> - 2021-10-07 23:50 +0000
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-10-07 20:12 -0400
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-10-07 20:24 -0400
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-10-08 08:09 -0400
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-10-08 13:13 -0400
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-10-08 14:53 -0400
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-10-08 19:47 -0400
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-10-09 13:03 -0400
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-10-09 20:56 -0400
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2021-10-09 05:48 +0000
                Re: Sub or dom ; does it really matter? 711 Spooky Mart <711@spooky.mart> - 2021-10-12 10:26 -0500
            Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-09-28 19:03 +0000
              Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? D.J. <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2021-09-28 16:45 -0500
              Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2021-09-29 17:27 -0500
            Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? D.J. <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2021-09-28 16:41 -0500
            Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-09-28 16:55 -0700
              Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-09-28 20:53 -0400
        Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2021-09-28 09:36 -0700
          Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? D.J. <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2021-09-28 16:46 -0500
      Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Branimir Maksimovic <branimir.maksimovic@gmail.com> - 2021-09-29 01:18 +0000
    Re: Top or bottom posting; does it really matter? Branimir Maksimovic <branimir.maksimovic@gmail.com> - 2021-09-29 01:17 +0000

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