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Kavitha Rao wrote:

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> and what does "do not topost mean"??

Top posting means placing your response ahead of the text to
which you're responding. In int comp.lang.c forum, the practice
is to place your response following the text to which you're
responding - as I have here.

It's also considerate to trim (snip) as much as seems reasonable
from the post to which you're responding.

--
Morris Dovey
West Des Moines, Iowa USA
C links at http://www.iedu.com/c

"Morris Dovey" <> wrote in message
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> Kavitha Rao wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > and what does "do not topost mean"??
>
> Top posting means placing your response ahead of the text to
> which you're responding. In int comp.lang.c forum, the practice
> is to place your response following the text to which you're
> responding - as I have here.

I agree, but....

> It's also considerate to trim (snip) as much as seems reasonable
> from the post to which you're responding.

I would rather have a top post than have to scroll down 20 or 30 pages
before I find the one line new comment. I usually won't go more than 3 or 4
pages down. Yes, I don't like top posting, but if I never see the new
text, what is the point of posting at all?

-- glen

On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 07:19:26 GMT, in comp.lang.c , "Glen
Herrmannsfeldt" <> wrote:

>I would rather have a top post than have to scroll down 20 or 30 pages
>before I find the one line new comment.

If I find someone consistently posting one line at the end of 20-30
pages, then I killfile them as persistently brainless fools.

>I usually won't go more than 3 or 4
>pages down.

agreed., thats what snipping is for

>Yes, I don't like top posting, but if I never see the new
>text, what is the point of posting at all?

none at all, for people who post "mee tooo" posts after 20 odd pages
of text.

For people who sensibly snip, plenty.
--
Mark McIntyre
CLC FAQ <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html>
CLC readme: <http://www.angelfire.com/ms3/bchambless0/welcome_to_clc.html>


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