top posting netiquette

[Charles Curley]

On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 09:25:31AM +0100, Thufir wrote:
> Hiya,
> 
> Of course, this is an e-mail list.  I prefer to read it as an nntp group
> via gmane.  So, in e-mail top posting (for whatever reason) is the norm,
> while, in nntp land (usenet), top posting is frowned upon.
> 
> I'm reading this list via gmane.  Top posting is in or out?

Top posting is discourage if not outright prohibited on most lists and
by long established netiquette. I believe it is a no-no on this list,
but don't have a citation handy.

http://www.charlescurley.com/netiquette.html


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