There has been far too much backing and filling in this thread. It is of course permissible, even desirable, to reduce the size of a code sample by pruning irrelevant features, but the resulting snippet must be complete in the sense that its independent execution exhibits the symptoms being complained about. In the jargon, it must "fully reproduce the problem".
Attempts to trim more are always problematic. They lead to questions, questionable assumptions, and recriminations; worse, they make it all but impossible to be helpful. John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA
