Re: The charter for this newsgroup

On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:53:29 +0100, Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote:

>On 4 Jan 2006 05:03:58 -0800, bbulsara23_at_hotmail.com wrote:
>
>>Q. Should top, bottom, or interleaved posting to cdos be the posters
>>preference or the consensus preference of people that read this
>>newsgroup?
>
>As long as the Microsoft liveform of the species didn't yet take over
>the earth, the human species still reads from top to bottom, not from
>bottom to top.
>Blanket top-posting forces the reader (including potential responders)
>to scroll through the message, which is exactly the activity the
>poster is avoiding, as he is too lazy for it.
>
>Consequently, top-posting must be considered as uncivil and
>disrespectful, and it definitely shouldn't be a posters preference.

That's your opinion, which is not universally shared. Why should your preference be imposed on everyone else?

Jon Weinberg

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