On Thu, 12 Dec 2002, L.D. Best wrote: > 1. Stop the total quoting of previous messages!!
Absolutely! I agree 100%. > 2. Everyone -- I won't name names but you should know who you are -- > a. Start putting your message at the TOP, before the quote, so > that it can be easily read even if you do have a 7 screen quote. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER! There's nothing worse than having to flip back and forth, top to bottom trying to figure out which antecedent a particular pronoun refers to. > b. If you are going to say something more, mid-way through the > quoted message, let us know ... stick in something like > (cont) or (more below) or ??? Be inventive, but be informative. It should be intuitive that specific points deserve specific responses and will be addressed in such manner, especially in technical discussions. > On to things specifically Arachnish ... Unfortunately, there hasn't been a Linux update in such a long time, I sometimes wonder why I'm still reading. :-/ ...maybe just hoping that someday I'll see an announcement for Linux Arachne 2.0b, or even 2.0a. -- Steve Ackman http://twoloonscoffee.com (Need green beans?) http://twovoyagers.com (glass, linux & other stuff)
