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top-posting n.
[common] The practice of posting the original portion of an email or Usenet reply before the quoted part, as opposed to the more logical sequence of quoted portion first with original following. This term is generally used perjoratively with the implication that the offending person is a newbie, a Microsoft addict (Microsoft mail tools produce a similar format by default), or a garden-variety idiot. The biggest problem with top-posting is that people who do it generally quote the entire parent message rather than trimming it down to those portions relevant to their reply. This makes threads bulky and unnecessarily difficult to read and arouses the righteous ire of experienced Internet residents. Oppose bottom-posting.
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