Why Top Posting Has Won

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2 pointsColinWright3 comments

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Because it's easier.

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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?

Yes, despite the fact that in many cases there is is more work done because of it, that work is done by the receiver. So even though in-line post would often result in less work overall, people will top-post.

Because it's easier.

Wouldn't it be great if we had a system that made in-line posting easier than top-posting. Then there would be less work done overall.

Yeah :( GMail makes it somewhat onerous because it edits incorrectly when you go inline. I do it for complicated email responses, but even I have given up for easier stuff, and I rail against top-posting. So it's my fault.

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