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Re: Fisking vs Top-Posting

Keith Moore <moore@network-heretics.com> Thu, 23 September 2010 23:35 UTC

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On Sep 22, 2010, at 7:07 PM, George Michaelson wrote:

> 
> UI like the iPhone make top-post for short responses almost unavoidably easier.
> 
> "7 vital signs of a with-it manager from mars or venus (your choice)" books very probably also recommend it, I notice that people who move from strict technical roles into managerial ones are very prone to doing a +1 or "I agree" or "go ahead" as a top post with the entire thread retained.
> 
> the same people also complain when I trim.
> 
> So its a combination of pathological behaviours, UI, and dominance behaviour

+1

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