Re: Help!!

From: GuessWho <nomail_at_please.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 12:49:59 +0200
Message-ID: <44acebf6$0$31653$e4fe514c_at_news.xs4all.nl>


"gazzag" <gareth_at_jamms.org> wrote in message news:1152182664.361502.301130_at_a14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> GuessWho wrote:
> > "Paul" <paul_at_see.my.sig.com> wrote in message
> > > > > Are you incapable or unwilling to over ride the default?
> >
> > Just lazy I guess, sorry for that, I'm trying to do better..
> > >
> > >
> > > It has to default to the top - how can it know where you wish to
> > > respond?
> > >
> >
> > Right... ;-(
> >
> > >
> > > > MS Outlook.... you can guess the rest (after Brian Ferry)
> > >
> > >
> > > Arrow keys, PageDown, Ctrl-End....
> > >
> > >
> > > <shakes head...>
> > >
> >
> > <nodds head>
> >
> > So, I turned to inline posting. But: can anyone explain why this is such
a
> > big issue? Especially when I read a thread top to bottom I have to
scroll
> > through the text I have read several times by then. And don't tell me
just
> > to read the last message, because people who make a big issue over top
> > posting are also the ones snapping out parts of the text. But maybe
you're
> > right and I should turn to a different news reader, Outlook is a crime
> > (after Pink Floyd).
> >

>
>

> A. Because it's contrary to the direction we normally read in.
> Q. Why is top-posting so bad, then?
> A. Top-posting.
> Q. What's the biggest problem with readability on the Net?
>
You almost got me there!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

> HTH ;)

>

> -g

> Received on Thu Jul 06 2006 - 12:49:59 CEST

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