What exactly is top posting? I thought that was when someone responds to the very first message instead of the latest one. Jim C. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | I can be reached on the following Instant Messenger services: | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | MSN: j_c_llings@hotmail.com AIM: WyteLi0n ICQ: 123291844 | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | Y!: j_c_llings Jabber: jcllings@njs.netlab.cz | -----------------------------------------------------------------
ECHO This is top posting... Jim C. wrote:> What exactly is top posting? I thought that was when someone responds > to the very first message instead of the latest one.ECHO This is bottom posting... -- Michael Lueck Lueck Data Systems Remove the upper case letters NOSPAM to contact me directly.
I believe it is when you put your reply above someone else's message -----Original Message----- From: samba-bounces+landryd=bethany-ca.edu@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-bounces+landryd=bethany-ca.edu@lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Jim C. Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 5:39 PM To: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: [Samba] Etiquette question What exactly is top posting? I thought that was when someone responds to the very first message instead of the latest one. Jim C. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | I can be reached on the following Instant Messenger services: | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | MSN: j_c_llings@hotmail.com AIM: WyteLi0n ICQ: 123291844 | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | Y!: j_c_llings Jabber: jcllings@njs.netlab.cz | ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba INSTEAD OF DOWN HERE!!! It just makes the sequence of reading an entire thread a bit confusing if you don't know where to read/look for the response.
Apologies for the late reply. On 3 Sep 2004, at 06:38, Jim C. wrote:> What exactly is top posting? I thought that was when someone responds > to the very first message instead of the latest one.I left this for others to answer, but noone referred to the authoritative source ;) http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/T/top-post.html [1] Note that both the previous responses to your question have violated etiquette by quoting the entirety of your original message, rather than quoting only the portions which are being answered. In that way, they provided excellent examples of top-posting and its evils, assuming you already knew the definition. Regards Alex Satrapa [1] CAUTION! The jargon file is addictive reading, partly because it's so informative and partly because it's so funny.