"Frank Ch. Eigler" wrote in message
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"Jim Macklin" wrote:

Tell me why I should change [from top posting].

It saves your readers' time when they can see the minimal relevant
context (the specific words you're responding to) along with your
response, in a logical sequence.

The operative phrase here is "logical sequence".

Imagine a book in which the chapters were laid out 1,5,6,7,2,3,4.

Okay, _some_ do that.