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Mark R Penn wrote:
No it isn't. I can see that in this group, the majority bottom post, but
in most others it's considered old fashioned and bad manners nowadays.

Strange. I read some 20 newsgroups and subscribe to half a dozen e-mail
lists. And it's only the lazy who can't be bothered to trim that top post
because that's how OE is set up to 'work'. And this applies to both the UK
and US.

Private e-mails are a totally different matter - you'd be expected to
remember the discussion. So previous mail(s) are only quoted for reference.

Newsgroups are a different matter completely. Many posts will be replied
to commenting on various points. So it makes sense to interleave and put
your comment below the OP one so it makes some sense. If you accept this
then top posting where this isn't needed makes no sense whatsoever.

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