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On 17 Jan 2006 as I do recall, > I subscribe to a variety of OS- and software-related groups but rarely see I have a nasty feeling this may be due to the fact that their preferred It does, of course, mean that one has nothing to lose by kill-filing -- Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder.
Steve Hodgson wrote:
> I don't mean to be in any way inflammatory, but I have always been curious I subscribe to a variety of non-computer related discussion groups, and
> why this particular group is more offended than most by top-posting. Are
> there any technical reasons associated with the client software available or
> is more historical than anything else?
> such a strong consensus within them.
see a similar consensus in almost all of them -- in the ones where a
small number of people *do* top-post without being jumped on, it is very
noticeable that they are the ones with little or nothing to contribute.
posting style makes detailed analysis rather difficult.
them!
Harriet Bazley == Loyaulte me lie ==