Au contraire!
Top posting is the better way. You see the reply as soon as you open the posting without first having to page down. Much, much easier to browse through a day's download keeping one's finger on the "Next" button.
If you haven't been paying attention and _REALLY_ need to be reminded of the prior contributions to a thread, well, they're there at the bottom; but you're not forced to wade through them to get to the bit of interest.
T> > Andras Tantos wrote:
>>> First.
> >>> bottom post.
> >> I intermixed my answer with the original post. Isn't that acceptable?
> > Of course it is.
> I dont agree. Its a right bloody pain when people post a reply at the
> top.