A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
Anonymous
Petroglyphs
('petrÉ™-, properly combining form of proper name Peter; -glIf, to cut out, carve.)
Isn’t that what happens in daily news? We always get the latest and greatest happenings… and then we have to go back to look for the details … before being able to do a complete judgement of the situation.
Well put, and not something I’d considered when I posted it.
It just goes to explain all of the uninformed opinions I get to encounter every day.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s a good point but it just reinforces the thesis that top posting is not only wrong – it’s immoral!