UP is better than DOWN?

thanks everyone! i know, i have to fix my signature so it says my hair type and all that. My hair is fine, medium thickness, 24 inches. it has a lot of damage on the last couple inches from a bad bleaching *ahem* incident in 2001. never again, i promise! i thought that the answer would be up, but i wanted to make sure. i looooove wearing my hair down because i finally love the way it looks- i almost have my dream hair, so i want to enjoy it and my fiance loves it down too. BUT, what sticks in my mind the most is what i read on a hair care boar years ago: (paraphrased)

If you want long hair, you have to wear it up to protect it. But why would you wear your hair up if you want it long? Because you want long hair!"

it was sort of circular logic, but it must be true. i will start wearing it up, especially all day at work. I couldnt figure out why my underneath hair was so knotted and tangled and split all the time- i learned from another post that its your clothes rubbing against it and drying it out. who knew!!

thanks everyone for the warm welcome. im taking notes!