... why top-posting should be avoided... (was Re: Broken mail readers (was Re: Properly wiping a hard drive ?))

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On 10/10/2010 09:40 PM, Petrus de Calguarium wrote:
> JD wrote:
>>   On 10/10/2010 01:22 PM, Sam Sharpe wrote:
<snip>
>>>>
>>>> On 10 October 2010 21:01, Tim<ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au>  wrote:
>>>>>> On Sun, 2010-10-10 at 09:02 -0500, Matthew J. Roth wrote:

<GBFSNIP>

> Has anyone ever noticed that gmail (and likely a lot of other online email 
> services and desktop software) opens a gap at the top for typing the 
> response?

not really.

it matters little what programmers due if users/repliers do what is asked.
just because the space is there, does not mean you have to use it.

but i did notice how you failed to 'trim dead wood'.

<snip>

> but I see post after post prefixed with >>> and no threading.)

sort of like a part of this is because you did not trimmed what you
should have?


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