>It really is not that hard to cut and paste the pertinent parts >of a CG message to a reply or a new message..
Why is this important? I know the price of gas is going up and up, but the price of bits continues to go down and down. Quoting before replying makes it clear what is being replied to. Otherwise it is like listening to half of a conversation. With multiple discussions occuring simultaneously on the List, a lack of quoting would make conversations hard to follow. Some people worry about quoting too briefly. Some people even get indignant, complaining that a too brief quote misrepresents their thoughts. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************