Netiquette - bottom posting - outdated?

[TQ]

> On 19 July 2013 at 06:19 Xtra <terryandsheena at xtra.co.nz> wrote:

> This "requirement" dates from 2003 and I believe that the world has
> has
> since changed and moved on.  Few people these days have the the time
> or
> inclination to scroll through often repeated screeds of historical
> background to finally get to the latest contribution concerning a
> topic that
> they may already be involved in and up to speed on.
>
> Top-posting a reply seems more efficient while providing the history
> (below
> it) if a newcomer is interested.
>
> I don't know how others feel, but time for me, and in most other
> forums,
> runs downwards.
>
> Just a thought, DP..............?

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is it such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?


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