ReVulse wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:47:15 -0600, Alric Knebel wrote:
>
>
>>ReVulse wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:01:05 -0600, Alric Knebel wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I never really understood the bitching about top posting. Can anyone
>>>>describe to me why it matters? Please present a REASONABLE argument,
>>>>one that would explain why a top post is bad in ANY case.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>A: Because it breaks the logical sequence of a thread
>>>Q: Why is top posting bad ?
>>
>>That doesn't work because the logical sequence in the thread isn't that
>>cut and dry. Most of the time people are following the thread and KNOW
>>what the last post was about. These one-line responses to short posts
>>work just fine for me, whether they're top or bottom.
>
>
> Ok, Heres another example :
>
> Suppose you have the following discussion in a thread (i've numbered the
> sequence of posts) :
>
> 1. I've just watched "El Dia De La Bestia" and loved it.
> 2. It is a great film, but when it comes to foreign films you cant beat
> "Versus"
> 3. Now you're talking, that's a fantastic film.
> 4. It's ok, but the best Asian film is probably "Wild Zero"
>
> If poster 3 decided to top post, then someone seeing the thread via
> Google would see something like this :
>
>
>
>>>Now you're talking, that's a fantastic film.
>
>
>>>>>I've just watched "El Dia De La Bestia" and loved it.
>
>
>>>>It is a great film, but when it comes to foreign films you cant beat
>>>>"Versus"
>
>
>>It's ok, but the best Asian film is probably "Wild Zero"
>
>
>
> Is it clear which of the three films that poster 3 is referring to ?
>
> #Andy#
People generally write clearer that, so that's still not a good example.
If there's some confusion about the post, THEN you bring it up. But
in the thread we're discussing, nothing was unclear.
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