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Re: Top-posting [ was Variable names]
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Re: Top-posting [ was Variable names]


  • Subject: Re: Top-posting [ was Variable names]
  • From: Bruce Robertson <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:54:18 -0800

Be clear please. You have yet to ACCEPT reasoned arguments.

Big difference.

Bruce Robertson

On Jan 16, 2011, at 11:05 AM, Nigel Garvey wrote:

> Neil Laubenthal wrote on Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:58:39 -0500:
>
>> You must be one of those holier than thou people that get all religious/
>> emotional about this issue.
>
> I'm one of those people who give reasoned arguments about the issue. :)
> Two in this thread alone. (You very considerately edited the second one
> from your reply.) Several of the majority of respondents in this thread
> who've come out against top-posting have also given good reasons. I've
> yet to see any reasoned arguments at all from the supporters of top-
> posting. Their posts so far have amounted to "It makes perfect sense to
> me" or "You'll never change me". All are belligerently top-posted and
> quite a few retain unedited quotes despite earlier complaints from
> others about that very lack of consideration. I must admit that that
> sort of attitude — rather than top-quoting itself — does tend to wind me
> up. However, I no longer contribute much to this forum, so it won't do
> to throw my weight around or to lose any sleep over it.



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