Why do people detest top posting so much?

[Derek Broughton]

Steve T wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 8:58 AM, James Takac <p3nndrag0n at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Nor do I really. If well done and thought out each can be easily read.
>> It's just a matter of taste or in some cases culture like writting from
>> left to right or right to left.
> 
> Yup, agree completely.  However these threads pop up regularly, I'm
> guessing, just to give some people the opportunity to vent.

But it almost invariably pops up in the form of "why shouldn't I top post?" 
Which is to suggest that the poster's opinion of what is right outweighs
the opinions of those already using the list.

And no, I disagree that you can ever make top-posting "easily read" once a
conversation has begun.  It's fine for a single question and answer, but it
breaks down completely if you want to respond to things that more than one
person has said in the thread.
-- 
derek