top posting netiquette

[jdow]

From: "Grumpy_Penguin" <grumpypenguin at qwest.net>
> On Friday 29 September 2006 02:23 pm, Jeff Vian wrote:
>> On Fri, 2006-09-29 at 09:25 +0100, Thufir wrote:
>> > Hiya,
>> >
>> > Of course, this is an e-mail list.  I prefer to read it as an nntp group
>> > via gmane.  So, in e-mail top posting (for whatever reason) is the norm,
>> > while, in nntp land (usenet), top posting is frowned upon.
>>
>> Within an organization, or a conversation between 2 or 3 persons it is
>> not out of bounds to top post since that is a private conversation.
>>
>> Within an email list top posting is impossible (or nearly so) to follow
>> for one not reading every single post.
>>
>> See my other answer to this for references.
>>
>> > I'm reading this list via gmane.  Top posting is in or out?
>> >
>> >
>> > -Thufir
> How aboutmiddle posting ? ;-)

Don't inspire be to do upside down or inside out posting.... It might
stick.

{^_^}