Brian Steere wrote:
Sorry, but I happen to prefer top quoting. I like being able to immediately start reading what the other person has to say as opposed to having to scroll down to read it.
~Brian
If you do nothing but sit and await the other persons reply, this works just fine. If you attend to other things and return to the conversation a few hours or even days later, a chronological flow of the conversation helps a great deal.
Try it in normal conversation. Walk up to somebody and tell them the answer to a question first, and then ask the question. The fact that they immediately got the answer will not help them understand you.
I have made it a habit to abandon threads that have been messed up beyond recognition by top-posting and abusive quoting. I simply can not be bothered to sort trough the mess trying to find the actual conversation.
-- R