On or around Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:11:19 +0100, Mr.Nice.
<mr.nice@-nospam-clara.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:

>heh
>
>Twas Fri, 22 Oct 2004 20:14:06 +0100 when Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
>put finger to keyboard producing:
>
>>On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:24:58 GMT, "Hirsty's" <magnum.458@ntlworld.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Oops !! No offence intended
>>>(getting to be a habit this )
>>
>>I'm trying to be tolerant, and understanding, and a reinvented type of
>>bloke...
>>
>>... but
>>
>>WHY DO YOU HAVE TO QUOTE 108 SODDING LINES WITH A 2 LINE TOP POSTED
>>RESPONSE???
>>
>>I believe, being a tolerant, and understanding, and a reinvented type
>>of bloke, that gentle hints are better than my old, previously
>>documented, somewhat direct way of dealing with such minor issues.
>>
>
>
>Regards.
>Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

Oi! Now you're doing it. In this group we prefer bottom posting, so please
do as the romans do, there's good chaps. I don't want to KF you...

"Austin Shackles" <austin@ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message

> Oi! Now you're doing it. In this group we prefer bottom posting, so please
> do as the romans do, there's good chaps. I don't want to KF you...
>

I must admit, top posting is very annoying, you can waste ages trying to decipher what the hell is going
on!

Nige

"Mr.Nice." <mr.nice@-nospam-clara.co.uk> wrote in message
news:mvdkn0tui3t15fr3le0ceek1udbiqsf92i@4ax.com...
> Twas Sat, 23 Oct 2004 09:51:44 +0100 when "Nige"
> <nigel.inceNO****INGSPAM@btinternet.com> put finger to keyboard
> producing:
>
>>
>>"Austin Shackles" <austin@ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
>>
>>> Oi! Now you're doing it. In this group we prefer bottom posting, so please
>>> do as the romans do, there's good chaps. I don't want to KF you...
>>>
>>
>>I must admit, top posting is very annoying, you can waste ages trying to decipher what the hell is
>>going
>>on!
>>
>>Nige
>>
>
> I only did it to wind him up... just that once.
>
>
> Regards.
> Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

It seemed to work!

So Nige was, like

> "Austin Shackles" <austin@ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
>
>> Oi! Now you're doing it. In this group we prefer bottom posting, so
>> please do as the romans do, there's good chaps. I don't want to KF
>> you...
>
> I must admit, top posting is very annoying, you can waste ages trying
> to decipher what the hell is going on!
>
> Nige

Personally, I have no preference. Top posting is fine, as long as everybody
does it. Bottom posting is fine, as long as everybody does it. It's only
where they get mixed up that the trouble starts [1]. I always bottom post
to this NG as a courtesy to the group. What does annoy me is where people
can't be bothered to snip the irrelevant bits of a discussion, and we all
end up with 10Kb posts with one (usually not very funny) line attached at
the bottom. But we've all done it, by accident or from ignorance, so
there's no need for a flame war - a polite reminder (thank you Austin) is
enough.

[1] FWIW, and IMHE and all that, bottom posting is best when there is a
logical argument to follow in the thread. For a group with a lot of
traffic, and where you read the group regularly (ie you don't need to be
reminded what posts are about), I actually prefer top posting, as it's
quicker to read. JM2cW.

--

Rich

Series 2a
RR 4.6
V8 trialler
dog, wife, kids, whatever

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:51:52 +0000 (UTC), "Richard Brookman"
<newsboy@nowhere.com> wrote:

>What does annoy me is where people can't be bothered to sni

Totally agr

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 12:16:29 +0100, "Nige"
<nigel.inceNO****INGSPAM@btinternet.com> wrote:

>> I only did it to wind him up... just that once.
>
>It seemed to work!

Depends which 'he' I guess. Given I didn't (until now) follow the
thread, I'd doubt I could be seen as rising to the bait. It takes a
little more bait than that to wind me up, and it helps if it's
delivered by someone who has mastered the art.

Alex, as an example, is a master baiter.

On or around Sat, 23 Oct 2004 13:40:42 +0100, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
enlightened us thusly:

>On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:51:52 +0000 (UTC), "Richard Brookman"
><newsboy@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>>What does annoy me is where people can't be bothered to sni
>
>Totally agr

mind, the people who never finish what they're typing are pret

"Austin Shackles" <austin@ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1niln0960spgcj6v7frnokh4u0idag5cbf@4ax.com...
> On or around Sat, 23 Oct 2004 13:40:42 +0100, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:51:52 +0000 (UTC), "Richard Brookman"
>><newsboy@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>>What does annoy me is where people can't be bothered to sni
>>
>>Totally agr
>
> mind, the people who never finish what they're typing are pret
>

LOL!