[X-Newbies] Top posing in mail?

[Jamie Kahn Genet]

Brian Durant <globetrotterdk at gmail.com> wrote:

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> In my humble opinion, if top posting is not following net etiquette,
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> etiquette should be changed. Why? Because
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I'm sorry, but I couldn't even read your message. It was too badly
jumbled up with quoting mucked around and html all over the place :-(

Regards,
 Jamie Kahn Genet
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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting aka TOFU (Top-post Over, Full quote Under)
Q: What is the most annoying thing on mailing lists?