Why do people detest top posting so much?

[NoOp]

Top Posted on purpose:
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists/etiquette

On 02/23/2009 05:45 AM, Odzangba K. Dake wrote:
> Ok, I just have to ask... what is so wrong with it. I admit that I prefer 
> bottom posting because, well, it makes reading easier but quite a few people 
> on this list (and on others) actively detest it and quite often snap at you if 
> you bottom post. What's the deal here?
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> Odzangba
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