File System
Robin Laing
Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca
Wed Mar 22 21:32:04 UTC 2006
akonstam at trinity.edu wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 21, 2006 at 04:07:11PM -0600, Christofer C. Bell wrote:
>
>>On 3/21/06, Tony Heaton <theaton at lanl.gov> wrote:
>>
>>>sorry, didn't mean to put the -a after mount in my previous message.
>>>
>>>Sorry for posting at the top. It's a hard habit to break when 99% of
>>>the lists I read want it at the top or in the mix:(
>>
>>To be honest, no one really cares if you top post or not, but it only
>>takes a moment to ridicule someone over the Internet. Some folks need
>>the self-esteem boost of making fun of a top-poster.
>>
>>--
>>Chris
>>
>
> The good news is top posting makes logical sense unless you normally
> read English from bottom to top. And many of us do care.
>
> The bad news I can't convince my wife of this fact and it leads to
> arguments that are tiring.
Top posting is backwards in a chronological sense. You start the
history of the thread at the top and end at the bottom. At least that
is how I see it.
Yesterday's news should come before today's.
--
Robin Laing
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