danb

What the heck does topping mean?

jeez

does this question ever stop being asked!!!!!!! It's almost humorous, if it weren't becoming so annoying.

Sheila

It's when someone helpful finds an old thread and posts on it so that it rises to the top.<BR><BR>Please fodors, make this an FAQ

danb

Sorry to bother you, Jeez - if I knew I wouldn't ask. <BR><BR><BR>Thanks, Shelia, for your answer.

Capo

Topping. It's not just a village in the Cotswolds. :~)

Sheila

No problem. But I was a hair's breadth from doing what jeez did. It does get asked about three times a week I think.<BR><BR>Mind you I never read the FAQs on a web site eitehr

toppette

maybe each morning, someone should top an old top of the topping subject~that will answer all the topless who want to ask daily about topping.

xxx

Everyone has forgotton when they first learned how to use their computer and did not know the jargon, what it was like. Many of us asked that question, danb, don't let them get you down.

silly

xxx.I think everyone has just forgotten their sense of humor.

ttt

topping

Capo

I'm not sure if this is common in the rest of Italy, but one of the best toppings I've ever had is panna, the delicious whipped cream they artfully place on top of gelato in Rome. <BR><BR>http://www.pastrywiz.com/season/italy9.htm

sillier

or has too much.

Leslie

Capo, you're a real hoot, for that matter, just a topper.

fan

Oui, Capo is le Tops~

Tired

I thought there was no stupid question.<BR>Why are some people so quick to critize others?<BR><BR>TTT.<BR>

x

Why do people top? The topped post never stays near the original post and who knows when the original poster will get back to their computer to look at the topped post.

jahoulih

If you also post to the original thread saying "I've topped Thread X for you," the person will know to look for Thread X and know approximately what time it was topped.

tally ho

tonite is the first time i have checked fodors in almost a year. after seeing that capo, along with every other sarcastic no life, is posting hogwash to every topic i have searched, i remember why i stopped using it for information. you people need a chatroom, not a message board!

Rex

Good answer, jahoulih...<BR><BR>But it is very fleeting. I wish more people would cite the URL of a thread. Two weeks or even two years later, that makes any thread instantly, permanently easy to retrieve. Topping does not.<BR><BR>I top answers - - one of the chief reasons is that a newbie might never believe that a message can be 200 messages "deep" in just 24 hours after it was first posted - - and conclude that it has disappeared.<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

MsAttitude

Gee, tallyho, I bet you've been missed