Re: top posting

Collin Kidder wrote:
> Geoffrey wrote:
>> Collin Kidder wrote:
>>
>>> I have to suffer through dealing with people like the two of you
>>> quoted above. You can deal with people who'd like to top post.
>>> Anything else is just being a spoiled baby who can't deal with minor
>>> issues. If all the energy spent crying about top posting were used
>>> to fuel cities none of us would be paying for power right now. Sorry
>>> to be so blunt but it really irritates me when people cry like 4
>>> year olds about top posting. It's not that bad, get over it.
>>
>> If it's not brought to the attention of the masses, then it will
>> simply grow, and it simply is not the way it's done on this list.
>> Get use to it.  Now who's doing the 4 year old crying??
>>
> Yes, I'm bitching, crying, or whatever you'd like to call it. But you
> notice, I'm still attempting to follow the proper posting etiquette
> for this list. However, I do not see any actual valid reason that top
> posting cannot ever be acceptable except that some people are way too
> stuck in a mental rut and refuse to allow for anything other than
> their way. You will also notice that I am far from the only one who
> follows the rules while simultaneously questioning whether there is
> any point in condemning top posting.
>
> I believe that my conforming to the "rule" shows that I am willing to
> cater to the wishes of the overly anal people on this list. That they
> cannot allow any deviation from their narrow mindset shows you that
> the real problem we've been talking about is with them.
I agree with Joshua on this point. It's entirely possible to discuss
this without resorting to immaturity. If you make a decent point, then
diminish it by cursing or insulting everybody here, you've lost the
point and it's effectiveness entirely.

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