Re: (Mildly OT) Re: ADMIN: Dakota Mailing List Ettiquite [Monthly Posting]

From: Barry Oliver (barrysuperhawk@insightbb.com)
Date: Fri Jan 04 2008 - 18:55:26 EST


Andy Levy wrote:
> On Jan 4, 2008 2:07 AM, Barry Oliver <barrysuperhawk@insightbb.com> wrote:
>
>>Top posting is easier for the
>>poster *and* those of us that use a plain newsreader. the message id
>>right up at the top where it belongs.
>
>
> This convention started and was accepted in the 1980s or early 90s on
> USENET, where all anyone used was a "plain newsreader."
>
>

Well, welcome to the new millenium. That's kind of like railing against
mice because computers the old unix boxes didn't need one...



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