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...g/wiki/Usenet> , and in communities that date to Usenet's early days. Until the mid-90s, top-posting was unknown and interleaved posting an obvious standard that all net.newcomers had to learn. Among the most vehement communities are those in the Usenet <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comp.*_hierarchy> comp.lang hierarchy, especially comp.lang.c and comp.lang.c++. Top-posting is more tolerated on the <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt.*_hierarchy> alt hierarchy. Newer online participants, especially those with limited experience of Usenet, tend to be less sensitive to arguments about po...