CW wrote:

Yes they should but often don't. Doesn't matter whether I am skipping over a
little or a lot, I shouldn't have to skip over anything. The days of 9600
baud modems and days between replies are over. Bottom posting is no longer
necessary.

"Jack" wrote in message
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If people snipped properly, that wouldn't be a problem.

Snipping is a good thing.

Bottom posting helps when threads branch out in different directions, and when people reply to a message that's not recent.