keefers wrote:
So where do you get the "wrongly" from then. There ain't no right or wrong.
A bunch of "rules" made up by some arbitrary bunch doesn't pass for right or
wrong.

Depends who you consider an arbitrary bunch. Who _do_ you consider the
arbitrary bunch in this case?

If there was a "right" way of posting, news posting apps wouldn't let
you do it the "wrong" way.

Not true. A word-processor will let you write a badly-formatted letter.
A drill will let you drill your eye out. Applications are just tools.

Personally, I much prefer the way I do it. Obviously, otherwise I wouldn't
do it this way. I'm not alone either.

The fact that a lot of people do it doesn't make it correct. Your
argument is full of logical flaws.

As i recall, these were "the rules"
before the arbitrary bunch came along. I think it's easier to read. I think
it's easier to follow. I don't have to spend half my life wearing out my
finger scrolling my mouse wheel up and down. I don't have to read down any
further than the last post.

Perhaps, if you didn't use outdated, non-standards compliant
news-reading software, you wouldn't make life difficult for yourself by
being complelled to use the scroll wheel and for others by top-posting.
One thing that I have learnt since reading this group is that you have
to have the right tool for the job.

Antony