top posting netiquette

[Charles Curley]

On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 02:08:52PM -0600, Charles Curley wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 03:33:51PM -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> > jdow wrote:
> > >From: "Thufir" <hawat.thufir at gmail.com>
> > >
> > >>Hiya,
> > >>
> > >>Of course, this is an e-mail list.        I see Thufir is being a
> > >> I prefer to read it as an nntp group     troll turd. Don't answer
> > >>via gmane.  So, in e-mail top posting     him. Besides, side posting
> > >>(for whatever reason) is the norm,        is the only sure way to get
> > >>while, in nntp land (usenet), top         it all correct.
> > >>posting is frowned upon.
> > >>
> > >>I'm reading this list via gmane.  Top
> > >>posting is in or out?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>-Thufir                                    {^,-}  Joanne
> > >
> > Isn't saide posting normally done to the left?
> 
> I assume you mean Said posting, which is usually only done in Egypt.

And I forgot to mention. Since Said posting is usually done in Arabic,
a right to left script, it is indeed done on the left, so Bob is quite
correct. However, as Joanne was posting in English, which uses a left
to right script, she is perfectly correct.

Doesn't everyone know this?

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