Re: off-list ripples, top-posting (was please dried plum this list)

["Roger B.A. Klorese" <rogerk @ queernet . org>]

David W. Tamkin wrote:
> In another post, which I've mistakenly deleted, Roger said how top-posting
> was acceptable on many of the lists running on his service, because almost
> none of the time do people have any reason to review the preceding message(s)
> in the thread.  Like all arguments offered in favor of top-posting, that's
> really an argument against quoting at all, isn't it? 

No, because it's a service to the 5-10% who *do* need to be reminded of 
the context.