[WHL] Re: [WHL] Re: Re: [WHL] Re: Re: More about keywords

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

>>>>> "Ben" == Ben Wing <ben at 666.com> writes:

    Ben> Ok, your entire argument boils down to "imo top-posting is
    Ben> bad".

That's false.  It causes demonstrable inconvenience to certain
categories of readers.

    Ben> Maybe it's bad, maybe it's not, but it's increasingly a
    Ben> standard.

So is running red lights, where I live.  Your point might be?

I understand why you want to conserve on keystrokes.  I don't feel
your pain, so you're going to have to judge how important it is.  I
can live with your decision (speaking for myself).

I would like standard netiquette established as the standard on xemacs
lists, though, because (and this is imo) it facilitates technical
discussion.

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