[Info-vax] Open Source on OpenVMS - A Progress Report

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In article <xt-dnQfJFuqDzULXnZ2dnUVZ_gidnZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> writes:
>VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> In article <JNadnZZ2nabGPkDXnZ2dnUVZ_h2dnZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> writes:
>>> Bart.Zorn at gmail.com wrote:
>>>> On Oct 19, 3:29 pm, BillPedersen <peder... at ccsscorp.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Oct 19, 8:28 am, hel... at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---
>>>>> remove CLOTHES to reply) wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>   [ S n i p . . . ]
>>>>>>    o  Don't top-post
>>>>> Sorry, did not realize this was happening, although I can obviously
>>>>> see the issue.  No one likes having to scroll to the bottom for a
>>>>> simple comment.
>>>> Now I am lost. Can somebody please explain what "top-post" is?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Bart
>>>>
>>> "Top Posting" means placing your text BEFORE the text you are responding 
>>> to.  Most people do not "top post" and do not like it when others do so.
>>>
>>> It's not quite as bad as farting in church!
>> 
>> Why? Was that in one of the 5 of 15 commandments tablets that Moses dropped?
>> 
>Custom can acquire the force of law!  And I notice that you posted your 
>comments at the bottom rather than the top!
>
>Bottom posting makes it a little easier to get some idea of the context, 
>especially if you have not seen/read prior comments in the thread.
>
>Top posting is usually the work of a complete newbie!

Or a WEENDOZE WEENIE!

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