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Re: Where does the Republican Party stand on the 1st Amendment?
From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:15:25 -0400
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:25:55 EDT, "Richard M. Smith" said:
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
OK, we'll try it your way. This morning's Roanoke Times lead story, converted to top-posting, where the references appear before the referents: "The wreck closed all lanes of U.S. 220 indefinitely as of 11 p.m. The closure affected northbound lanes from the Wonju Street exit to the Elm Avenue exit and all southbound lanes from the Elm Avenue exit to the Franklin Road exit near Tanglewood Mall. Many people stopped their cars and pedestrians lined up to observe the dramatic scene as the fire burned on an embankment near railroad tracks off Reserve Avenue. Police spokeswoman Aisha Johnson said EMS personnel had not located the driver and could not get close enough to the scene to determine whether any other vehicles were involved late Saturday night. A tanker truck traveling northbound on U.S. 220 went over an embankment just before the Franklin Road exit near Old Southwest and caught fire about 10 p.m. Saturday, according to Roanoke police." No - newspapers tend to write the main point in the *first* paragraph, and then things that expand on and comment on it appear *under* it - they are *bottom* posted.
Really? Newspaper articles,
Oddly enough, Boing Boing, Bruce Schneier and Crooks&Liars all thread the comments bottom posted, as do *most* of the blogs I read. So it's hardly universal.
blogs,
No.
posted. Want to try again?
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- Re: Where does the Republican Party stand on the 1st Amendment? Richard M. Smith (Jul 19)
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- Re: Where does the Republican Party stand on the 1st Amendment? Richard M. Smith (Jul 19)
- Re: Where does the Republican Party stand on the 1st Amendment? Valdis . Kletnieks (Jul 19)
- Re: Where does the Republican Party stand on the 1st Amendment? William Lefkovics (Jul 19)
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