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Subject: Re: [OM] ( OM ) OT; China - a shift in global power?
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:39:46 +0100
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:24 AM, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
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> What's the most annoying thing about bottom posting?
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> Having to scroll down reams of unsnipped text on every email in the
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> Andrew Fildes
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> On 16/11/2009, at 1:54 PM, Sandy Harris wrote:
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> > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> > A: Top-posting.
> > Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
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Especially when:
- you want to rapidly page through replies in a thread (e.g. using 'n' key
in gmail) or
- when you have accessed your email from a phone client which (by default)
only downloads the first x-hundred characters of each message

Jez
best regds,
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