Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (
More info?)
On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:16:43 -0400 in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, Yves Leclerc favored us with...
> "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
> news:%235EtprZuFHA.1028@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > From: "Nick Meale" <nmeale@earthlink.net>
> > | My messages do not post...Any clues...Thanks,Nick
> >
> > You are right !
> > I did not see this post because your messages do not post.
🙂
> LOL: Just like this email:
>
> Dear Tech Support,
> I can not send emails. Please help!!
> Thanks!
> Customer.
>
> How does Tech Support answer this email, if if it was not sent???
The non-computer version of this is a speaker asking, "Can everyone
hear me?" Victor Borge used to do this, speaking quietly, and when
someone shouted out "No!" he would roar, "Then how can you answer my
question?"
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting.
Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?