On 2006-08-05, Anno v. Heimburg wrote:
Jim Macklin wrote:

I think Bill Gates like top posting, why should I change to
satisfy you?

A. Because it makes the thread hard to follow.
Q. Why is top posting frowned upon?

Also, interleaved quoting (AND trimming quotes) is called netiquette -
the manners of Usenet. Transplanted to real life, "I think Bill Gates
like top posting, why should I change to satisfy you?" could become:

"I think the airlines like straight in approaches. Why should I enter
the pattern on a 45 to downwind just to satisfy you?"

"It's too much effort to wait three seconds to hold the door open for
the person following. Why should I wait three seconds just to satisfy
them?"

"Why should I say please and thank you? Some _insert rich person here_
gets by quite OK being extremely rude, so why should I change to satisfy
you?"

"Why should I move over to the right lane? Why should I leave my
comfortable rolling roadblock position just to satisfy you?"

Additionally, top posting costs people money. Top posters usually don't
trim their quoted material which can get quite long after a while. Those
reading Usenet when they are passing time in the airport, using their
cell phone, have to pay per kilobyte.

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