In article , Jaques
d'Alltrades writes
The message
from "Mike" contains these words:

That is where top posting comes to the fore :-)))

If nothing's being quoted it's rather difficult find a choice.

Or to put it another way, if you aren't quoting anything, you can't top
post because there's nothing you can put your post on top of.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"