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Top-posting =========== What is top-posting? -------------------- Top posting is replying before the text which you are replying to (and which is usually automatically quoted by your email client). This example from [Debian wiki](https://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser#What_is_top-posting_.28and_why_shouldn.27t_I_do_it.29.3F) answers to both, this and next question. A: Because it messes up the way you read Q: Why is top-posting bad? A: Writing your answer before the question Q: What is top-posting? Why is it bad? -------------- See the answer to the previous question. It also makes harder to know what previous poster meant if he/she just said "+1" and other people have used different posting style and senders and replies are messed up. This happens often on Lubuntu mailing lists. Rules ----- At least [Debian mailing lists](http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct) and [Ubuntu mailing lists](http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists) forbid top-posting in their guidelines. In my opinion other mailing lists should do this too.

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