From: Tim Smith <reply-in-group@...>
Date: 2006-09-04T13:45:25+09:00
Subject: Re: My book is out -- Ruby on Rails: Up and Running

In article <5c937586f970e998a332f785f4818c8b@ruby-forum.com>,
 Jeff Pritchard <jp@jeffpritchard.com> wrote:
> Elliot, why do some people get annoyed by "top post's"?  Seems perfectly
> normal to put the new relevant stuff at the top and leave the rest below
> as "reference".  I'm not annoyed that you're annoyed, just annoyed
> that I haven't been able to figure out why it annoys you (and a few
> other people).  :)
> thanks,

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 and in e-mail?

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--Tim Smith