> It is now completely obvious to me why it is bad netiquitte and just plain
> inconsiderate to put replies to posts before the material you are
> referring
> to. What was I thinking?

I happen to prefer replies *above* the quoted text (and sometimes
interspersed when warranted).  However, I will try to post below
the message I am replying to until (and if) the netiquitte for
this group is changed.

It is a pain to have to scroll down through a message you have
already read to get to the meat of the new message, but I'm sure
people have their reasons for wanting it like that (for now).

regards,
-joe