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Derek Broughton · 26-10-2008, 02:47 PM posted to rec.ponds.moderated

wrote:

If everyone followed quote above the attributions would occur thus:

On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:31:15 EDT Z said
yes she did

On wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:31:15 EDT Y said
no he didnt

On tues, 21 Oct 2008 15:31:15 EDT X said
yes, he did

Instead of seeing this which I think is MOST CONFUSING
On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:31:15 EDT Z said
On wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:31:15 EDT Y said
On tues, 21 Oct 2008 15:31:15 EDT X said
yes, he did
no he didnt
yes she did

So quick... who said no he didnt?

You missed the point - it's not just "who said what" (and anyway, that's
easy - watch the indent level - Z), it's "in reply to what" - that's the
part that you managed to lose track of because of your own quoting style,
and in this example, you've managed to lose any hint of what anybody is
responding to.

None of your arguments supports bottom posting.

Indeed - if you followed his arguments, you'd realize he _didn't_ call for
bottom posting. He said "quote above", but "respond to points". Reply
below what you're quoting, but ONLY quote relevant parts, and respond to
each point in turn.
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derek