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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004new to group and scared :)
can someone please explain to this newbie what "top-posting" is.... I really don't want to wear out my welcome by doing the wrong thing.... Thanks... Fabuluss | can someone please explain to this newbie what "top-posting" is.... | [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] | | Fabuluss This is "bottom posting;" i.e., posting your response at the bottom of the post you are answering. Top posting is when you put your response at the top. Don't sweat the small stuff. Despite some minor friendly bickering, you'll find most people here to be helpful and tolerant, especially to Newbies. Welcome to ASDLC and good luck, FAB!  SignaturePeter website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo Top posting is what I do. When someone's reply is at the top of their message, ABOVE the text from the original post. I use Outlook Express, which defaults to top posting (I have no idea if you can change it). Bottom posting is when it's at the end of the quoted text from the original post. There are plenty of arguments for both methods - all of which is included in multiple threads over the couple of years I've been reading here - google them if you really want to be bored brainless! LOL. You post however you want to, if people don't like it, tough for them. -- Tara www.dazzled.com/lowcarb - my homepage > can someone please explain to this newbie what "top-posting" is.... > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Fabuluss | Top posting is what I do. When someone's reply is at the top of their | message, ABOVE the text from the original post. I use Outlook Express, | which defaults to top posting (I have no idea if you can change it). Hi Tara, I'm not trying to change your posting preference. But this URL is to a download site for free plug-in shareware that adds some awsome features to Outlook Express. Among them is an option to default your signature to the bottom of your post. There are other really, really cool and helpful features even if you're not interested in that. Check it out! http://tinyurl.com/1sfn SignaturePeter website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo Thanks. I'll have a look and see what they have, but I'm a top poster thru and thru ;) -- Tara www.dazzled.com/lowcarb - my homepage > Hi Tara, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Peter > website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo > Thanks. I'll have a look and see what they have, but I'm a top poster thru > and thru ;) Try it on uk.rec.motorcycles! Go on, I dare you ;-) SignatureGavsta. Me too. Always was and always will be. PJ >Thanks. I'll have a look and see what they have, but I'm a top poster thru >and thru ;) I use it but I still prefer top posting and I never use a signature, my nom is in the From line. Top posting just makes more sense. I scroll down to read things but what everyone should focus on more than top or bottom posting is snipping. It is particularly irritating to have to scroll down through six or more consecutive posts to get to the comment added by the marengo <marengo> stated | Hi Tara, | [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] | Peter | website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo | I use it but I still prefer top posting and I never use a signature, my | nom is in the From line. Top posting just makes more sense. I scroll | down to read things but what everyone should focus on more than top or | bottom posting is snipping. It is particularly irritating to have to | scroll down through six or more consecutive posts to get to the comment | added by the last poster. Although I'm a bottom-poster (does this sound kinky?), I agree with you 100%. It's irritating to have to read through paragraphs and paragraphs of old posts to get to the current response. And uses a lot of unecessary bandwidth. Everyone should circumcise those old posts that they're responding to! Peter website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo its very tiring to read though the signatures, old replies, etc. I just hit the down curser to read a discussion and top posting works or clean up your posting like this one, We are supposed to be getting more active not less Diane > its very tiring to read though the signatures, old replies, etc. I just hit > the down curser to read a discussion and top posting works or clean up your > posting like this one, We are supposed to be getting more active not less deleting everything so that no one knows who or what you're replying to is even worse than top posting. > its very tiring to read though the signatures, old replies, etc. I just hit > the down curser to read a discussion and top posting works or clean up your > posting like this one, We are supposed to be getting more active not less > > Diane No. Not like this one. You provide no part of the previous post. While your comments do stand on their own here, who knows whom you are responding to? SignatureJean B. Well said Tara. I post on top sometimes and on bottom sometimes. If the message I am replying to is really long I always post on top so people don't have to scroll down. If people don't like it tough! Curt > Top posting is what I do. When someone's reply is at the top of their > message, ABOVE the text from the original post. I use Outlook Express, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > > Fabuluss >can someone please explain to this newbie what "top-posting" is.... > >I really don't want to wear out my welcome by doing the wrong thing.... > >Thanks... yeah right ! <insert auto RET ejection macro here> ZiiiinnnnnnnG___ one more w.nker ejected! read the headers people. newbie my arse! MërëMåLË - - *.·´¨¨)) ¸.·´ .·´¨¨))* *((¸¸.·´ ..·´ ((¸¸.·´* How Much? http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/npc/anzfa_npc/ How Does That Work? http://tgos.org/newbie/rules.html http://livinginternet.com/u/ua.htm http://www.forteinc.com/agent/faq.php http://www.urbandictionary.com http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search Need A Friend? http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza-cgi-bin/eliza_script top/bottom posting is probably the most common subject on usenet ... my vote is obvious :) On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 18:26:17 +0930, MërëMåLË <MërëMåLË@pist.not.ere> wrote: >>can someone please explain to this newbie what "top-posting" is.... >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >Need A Friend? >http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza-cgi-bin/eliza_script > can someone please explain to this newbie what "top-posting" is.... > > I really don't want to wear out my welcome by doing the wrong thing.... starting another stupid f.cking thread about it is FAR more annoying than actually doing it. > > can someone please explain to this newbie what "top-posting" is.... > > > > I really don't want to wear out my welcome by doing the wrong thing.... > > starting another stupid f.cking thread about it is FAR more annoying > than actually doing it. Hi Fabuluss, Love the upbeat moniker! Welcome to the group. Do not be scared to ask about anything, barring a few, most are terrifically helful, understanding, and mostly kind. Ask away, Fabuluss! Jeano |
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