RF Dude
19-09-2005, 10:39 AM
Bottom posters just love to scroll down for *every* message instead of using
their page down button or simply clicking on the next message to see
something new.
Bottom posting became popular when the mouse scroll wheel was invented...
one justifies the other.
Bottom posters don't like to use a split screen to display message contents
since the space available is never enough to get them past the stuff they've
already read before.... they open each message to the entire screen so that
they have half a chance of seeing the response (at the bottom of the message
of course).
Bottom posters have such a short memory that they didn't remember what they
just read one posting ago and like to see it all over again or don't like to
move one post up to see previous contributions.
On an emotional side, bottom posters love the suspense waiting for the new
response to show up while they are scrolling feverishly downward. They
would never cut, edit or abbreviate previous information to make their
response shorter. This would shorten the anticipation while searching for
the new contribution. Why read the readers digest version when you can have
it all?
If they can't use their scroll wheel to get to the nugget of new info, the
bottom poster doesn't feel fulfilled!
TOP POSTERS UNITE! Do post on the top! Do edit out repetitious
information, or leave only the bare minimum required for continuity BELOW
your new information (as a courtesy)! Be helpful to all the other readers
so they can see the new information or response with no further fuss, delay,
or effort. The biggest way to frustrate bottom posters is to give them the
information up-top so that the bottom poster doesn't have to scroll or
anticipate! WE SHALL PREVAIL!
their page down button or simply clicking on the next message to see
something new.
Bottom posting became popular when the mouse scroll wheel was invented...
one justifies the other.
Bottom posters don't like to use a split screen to display message contents
since the space available is never enough to get them past the stuff they've
already read before.... they open each message to the entire screen so that
they have half a chance of seeing the response (at the bottom of the message
of course).
Bottom posters have such a short memory that they didn't remember what they
just read one posting ago and like to see it all over again or don't like to
move one post up to see previous contributions.
On an emotional side, bottom posters love the suspense waiting for the new
response to show up while they are scrolling feverishly downward. They
would never cut, edit or abbreviate previous information to make their
response shorter. This would shorten the anticipation while searching for
the new contribution. Why read the readers digest version when you can have
it all?
If they can't use their scroll wheel to get to the nugget of new info, the
bottom poster doesn't feel fulfilled!
TOP POSTERS UNITE! Do post on the top! Do edit out repetitious
information, or leave only the bare minimum required for continuity BELOW
your new information (as a courtesy)! Be helpful to all the other readers
so they can see the new information or response with no further fuss, delay,
or effort. The biggest way to frustrate bottom posters is to give them the
information up-top so that the bottom poster doesn't have to scroll or
anticipate! WE SHALL PREVAIL!