(urth) Top Posting Makes The Theoanthropos Cry

[Jeff Wilson]

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes wrote:

> Jeff,
> 
> I top-post, as a general rule, only when I don't think there's
> a need for interleaving (an ugly word; I coined the word
> "coinscription" to describe the way we write inside each
> others' texts in email/mailing lists, and will take this
> oppty to plug it). As a general rule, I try to write such notes
> so that no context is required and cut the original out
> completely -- as here; but sometimes I forget to cut it.
> 
> And sometimes, considering that, due to the vagiaries
> of  mailing programs and such, some may see the reply
> before the original, I'll deliberately leave the original
> below to provide that context. But it's usually just a mistake
> (forgetting or laziness), since I believe that the coinscriptive
> style is causing many people to forget how to write a
> coherent reply without coinscribing.

When would people *need* to write a coherent reply without coinscribing 
or interleaving, or just plain bottom posting like I'm doing now?