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So when your having a conversation with someone DRS you repeat the question
before you give your answer ?

No part of the English language is based on a reply by stating the question
first. If you do it's called "Answering a question with a question".

Anyway, I find it interesting that some people think that top posting is
illogical and poor net etiquette.

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"John L" wrote in message

That's much better, you're almost making sense. Keep the medication
up, you may get better really soon :-)

Now you're insulting all the readership who are in fact on medications.

Don't give up on the crusade, you may convert one person, one day.

All rational people agree that the answer always comes after the question.
Fools like you can never be persuaded because you are immune to reason.

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TOP POSTING RULES

WooooooWhoooooooooo


"((((º" wrote in message
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So when your having a conversation with someone DRS you repeat the
question
before you give your answer ?

No part of the English language is based on a reply by stating the
question
first. If you do it's called "Answering a question with a question".

Anyway, I find it interesting that some people think that top posting is
illogical and poor net etiquette.

--
Tony

ISH

Remove the fish to reply
--= This is a fish anti-spam device =--

`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸((((º
"DRS" wrote in message
...
"John L" wrote in message

That's much better, you're almost making sense. Keep the medication
up, you may get better really soon :-)

Now you're insulting all the readership who are in fact on medications.

Don't give up on the crusade, you may convert one person, one day.

All rational people agree that the answer always comes after the
question.
Fools like you can never be persuaded because you are immune to reason.

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Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet?

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 15:31:38 +1000, "\(\(\(\(º"
wrote:

So when your having a conversation with someone DRS you repeat the question
before you give your answer ?

There's a difference between a spoken conversation and a written
conversation. And there's a difference between a one-on-one email
conversation as opposed to a group discussion as is Usenet.

When one wades through multiple posts from multiple people, one needs a
little reminder about what the heck we were all talking about in the
first place.

No part of the English language is based on a reply by stating the question
first. If you do it's called "Answering a question with a question".

Actually, it's an accepted practice in debating circles - repeating the
question keeps the focus on what is being discussed.


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"((((º" wrote in message

So when your having a conversation with someone DRS you repeat the
question before you give your answer ?

We are not having a verbal conversation. We are on Usenet, a different
medium with different requirements.

[...]

Anyway, I find it interesting that some people think that top posting
is illogical and poor net etiquette.

It is indisputably illogical to put the answer before the question and is
poor Usenet etiquette, as you should know by having followed the links I
gave and their links in turn.

Bottom vs. top posting and quotation style on Usenet
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/brox.html

Why is Bottom-posting better than Top-posting
http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html

http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/gey_stv0.htm

http://www.fscked.co.uk/writing/top-posting-cuss.html

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"Peter Cremasco" wrote in message

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 15:31:38 +1000, "\(\(\(\(º"
wrote:

[...]

No part of the English language is based on a reply by stating the
question first. If you do it's called "Answering a question with a
question".

Actually, it's an accepted practice in debating circles - repeating
the question keeps the focus on what is being discussed.

It also shows you've understood the question properly, if not then the other
person can correct you.

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Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet?