On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 13:32:55 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:

> If you're following a  thread, then most of the history of that thread
> is pollution when it is quoted over and over, and the style that now
> comes from email, that of top posting works extremely well.
>
> In any case, what you call top posting is not, for the many lines of
> header precede it, and if you wish to trace the thread, then the trace
> info is in the header.
>
> Top posting makes it harder to follow a thread? Pooh!
>
>
> On 09/07/2018 12:54, Alister wrote:
>> On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 10:18:22 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
>>
>>> Nonsense. Do you object when the same thing is top-posted,
>>> mid-posted and bottom-posted as is this?
>>>
>>> On 08/07/2018 21:19, druck wrote:
>>>> On 07/07/2018 17:28, Mark J wrote:
>>>>> I bought an Aldi iron a week or so ago, and remain very impressed.
>>>>> The build is indeed plastic,
>>>>
>>>> [Snip the rest of your posts]
>>>>
>>>> [Snip the previous posts]
>>>>
>>>> Hi Mark, you'll notice we don't top post on this newsgroup. The reply
>>>> goes underneath or interleaved with the trimmed down previous post.
>>>
>>> Nonsense. Do you object when the same thing is top-posted,
>>> mid-posted and bottom-posted as is this?
>>>
>>>
>>>> ---druck
>>>
>>> Nonsense. Do you object when the same thing is top-posted,
>>> mid-posted and bottom-posted as is this?
>>
>> Yes Top posting in a newsgroup makes it harder to follow the thread
>> Interleaved posting is bet as this enable you to see exactly what is
>> being replied to, ...
>
> As this? ...
>
> If you're following a  thread, then most of the history of that thread
> is pollution when it is quoted over and over, and the style that now
> comes from email, that of top posting works extremely well.
>
> In any case, what you call top posting is not, for the many lines of
> header precede it, and if youwish to trace the thread, then the trace
> info is in the header.
>
> Top posting makes it harder to follow a thread? Pooh!
>
>> ...for most short posts this effectively means bottom posting
>>
>>
>>
>>
> If you're following a  thread, then most of the history of that thread
> is pollution when it is quoted over and over, and the style that now
> comes from email, that of top posting works extremely well.
>
> In any case, what you call top posting is not, for the many lines of
> header precede it, and if you wish to trace the thread, then the trace
> info is in the header.
>
> Top posting makes it harder to follow a thread? Pooh!

O.k. you refuse to follow the accepted convention in this forum despite
polite requests, that is up to you
I now choose to ignore your future posts
Hope you don't have any needs that I could assist with as if you do I
wont be seeing them



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