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[Steve Balcombe]

and for another thing, it doesn't fit the usual definition of top posting anyway. Top posting is when someone posts an ad and then reposts the same ad a short time later so as to keep the ad at the top of the page. I have never seen or heard anyone define it the way you do.

Just to confirm what sphexx said, that's bumping, not top-posting.

Please see my response to sphexx above.

Seen it, but you are definitely mistaken.

People (in general, not yourself) move into a new environment, hear/read new terminology and can't wait to use it because they think it makes them appear knowledgeable, or a member of the tribe. So they try to guess how to use a word or phrase, often wrongly, or they copy another's error. Before you know it, a completely incorrect usage is frequently seen.

I'd compare this with the way people use the term 'dioptre' (or US diopter) on the lens forums. It's not the name of a close-up lens, it's a unit of measurement, but people see the phrase "+2 dioptre lens" and think it describes a "dioptre lens" of strength "+2" when it is actually a lens of strength "+2 dioptre". This has become a very common error, and when you know what dioptre actually means it sounds pretty stupid - a bit like referring to your 44 inch chest as your "inch".

The misspelling of lens with an extra e falls into the same category, with most people simply using it by mistake but some insisting that it is correct.

Top-posting is writing a response above quoted text, not adding a post to a thread to push it to the top of the index page (which is bumping).

 

[natureman]

and for another thing, it doesn't fit the usual definition of top posting anyway. Top posting is when someone posts an ad and then reposts the same ad a short time later so as to keep the ad at the top of the page. I have never seen or heard anyone define it the way you do.

Just to confirm what sphexx said, that's bumping, not top-posting.

Please see my response to sphexx above.

Seen it, but you are definitely mistaken.

The correct phrase would be Saw it.

I suggest you read it again.

People (in general, not yourself) move into a new environment, hear/read new terminology and can't wait to use it because they think it makes them appear knowledgeable, or a member of the tribe. So they try to guess how to use a word or phrase, often wrongly, or they copy another's error. Before you know it, a completely incorrect usage is frequently seen.

I'd compare this with the way people use the term 'dioptre' (or US diopter) on the lens forums. It's not the name of a close-up lens, it's a unit of measurement, but people see the phrase "+2 dioptre lens" and think it describes a "dioptre lens" of strength "+2" when it is actually a lens of strength "+2 dioptre". This has become a very common error, and when you know what dioptre actually means it sounds pretty stupid - a bit like referring to your 44 inch chest as your "inch".

The misspelling of lens with an extra e falls into the same category, with most people simply using it by mistake but some insisting that it is correct.

Top-posting is writing a response above quoted text, not adding a post to a thread to push it to the top of the index page (which is bumping).

I didn't define top posting as adding a post to a thread.

 

[sphexx]

and for another thing, it doesn't fit the usual definition of top posting anyway. Top posting is when someone posts an ad and then reposts the same ad a short time later so as to keep the ad at the top of the page. I have never seen or heard anyone define it the way you do.

Just to confirm what sphexx said, that's bumping, not top-posting.

Please see my response to sphexx above.

Seen it, but you are definitely mistaken.

The correct phrase would be Saw it.

This is getting a bit silly but surely you are wrong again. " Seen it " here stands for " I have seen it ", does it not?

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[onlooker]

I don't see why you and some others are making such a fuss about so-called top posting.

Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.

Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

Top-posting.

What is the most annoying thing in forum discussions?

 

[Steve Balcombe]

Seen it, but you are definitely mistaken.

The correct phrase would be Saw it.

Pathetic.

 

[Steve Balcombe]

That brought a smile to my face on a Monday morning.

I don't see why you and some others are making such a fuss about so-called top posting.

Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.

Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

Top-posting.

What is the most annoying thing in forum discussions?

That brought a smile to my face on a Monday morning.

 

[natureman]

Seen it, but you are definitely mistaken.

The correct phrase would be Saw it.

Pathetic.

No, just correct.

 

[natureman]

and for another thing, it doesn't fit the usual definition of top posting anyway. Top posting is when someone posts an ad and then reposts the same ad a short time later so as to keep the ad at the top of the page. I have never seen or heard anyone define it the way you do.

Just to confirm what sphexx said, that's bumping, not top-posting.

Please see my response to sphexx above.

Seen it, but you are definitely mistaken.

The correct phrase would be Saw it.

This is getting a bit silly but surely you are wrong again. " Seen it " here stands for " I have seen it ", does it not?

No, it does not.

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Richard

 

[natureman]

I don't see why you and some others are making such a fuss about so-called top posting.

Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.

That's why people should just move the caret to where they want it.

Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

Top-posting.

What is the most annoying thing in forum discussions?

Fanboys and off topic posts. Oh, and the "Which lens should I take to ---------?" questions.

 

[Steve Balcombe]

and for another thing, it doesn't fit the usual definition of top posting anyway. Top posting is when someone posts an ad and then reposts the same ad a short time later so as to keep the ad at the top of the page. I have never seen or heard anyone define it the way you do.

Just to confirm what sphexx said, that's bumping, not top-posting.

Please see my response to sphexx above.

Seen it, but you are definitely mistaken.

The correct phrase would be Saw it.

This is getting a bit silly but surely you are wrong again. " Seen it " here stands for " I have seen it ", does it not?

No, it does not.

Assuming you are arguing about the grammatical correctness of "I have seen it" vs. "I saw it" (and not my right to abbreviate as I see fit, which would be even more absurd and childish than this already is) then you are wrong again, natureman.

The present perfect tense ("I have seen") describes my present condition as a result of a past action/circumstance, which is exactly what I was stating.

 

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