[Amps] Top vs bottom posting was: Watch out for a scam by...

[Pete Smith]

Well, you pays yer money (not) .... but it seems to me a case can be 
made for either.  Mobile users certainly refer top posting because their 
small screens make bottom posting a real pain.  Even on a PC, on any 
topic that I'm actively following, chances are that I don't need to skim 
the entire thread - at most, the last post is just a couple of screens away.

73, Pete N4ZR

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On 6/16/2011 1:49 PM, Ron Youvan wrote:
>     Q: Why is top posting such a bad thing?
>     A: Top posting to a group, makes the reader read
>        the posting out of order {bottom then top}
>        to find out what the post is about.
>        (especially annoying if 30 or 60 groups are
>        being followed)
>
>     Q: Why is bottom posting the protocol of choice?
>     A: Bottom posting to a group displays the segments
>        that have been posting in the order in which
>        they were sent, in the historical and hierarchical
>        order.
>        The quotation segment indicators ">" show when quoted
>        remarks are included.  (if selected in your client)
>
>     No disrespect intended, ever.