On Tuesday 01 December 2015 08:54:27 Mart van de Wege wrote: > Bob Bernstein <poo...@ruptured-duck.com> writes: > > "Please don't respond line by line. It is patronizing and > > annoying." > > > > I have acquired over the years a habit of carefully quoting and > > replying to those quoted snippets. But it rubs some in my family the > > wrong way. They don't see it as part and parcel of effective > > communication, or as, at bottom, simply good netiquette. They feel > > talked down to. My nephew's father had the same problem with me years > > ago but I think I have brought him around over time so that he no > > longer "takes it personal." > > > > With that as background, here is my question/request: is anyone aware > > of a spirited defence of our ideal method of "selective quoting," (for > > lack of a better label) one, say, that perhaps has achieved the status > > of a "net classic?" Surely some 'net genius has dealt these > > nay-sayers, who seem to LIKE top-posting, a solid uppercut? > > Why not do your correspondents the courtesy of replying in the style > *they* want?
That's fine, so long as you are not required to reply. And so long as you don't want the discussion to remain vaguely on track. Lisi