On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 12:01 AM, Jeff Grossman <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 9:22 PM, Kenneth Ayers <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Diane,
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 8:31 PM, DEP/Dodo <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 8:25 PM, DEP/Dodo <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The best method to reply is to do what I've done here with your
>>>> message.  I've replied by inserting my text cursor at the point in your
>>>> message where I went to insert my reply and then hit enter a couple of
>>>> times before typing.  My reply is no longer indented with your message so
>>>> it clearly appears to be written be me instead of by you.
>>>
>>>
>>> ​Ken, can this be done without confusion when a lot of back-and-forth
>>> replies are done?  I don't necessarily mean with several people, as might
>>> happen in this group, but when two people are having a lengthy discussion?
>>> I'm guessing it can be avoided by picking and choosing the comments to
>>> reply to inline.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, it can be done without any confusion as long as all of the
>> conversation participants reply as you did above and as I'm doing now.
>> Also, try to avoid deleting those "On date at time, someone wrote:" lines
>> that are inserted when replying to someone's message as they and the
>> vertical lines help to identify the person to whom you and the conversation
>> participants preceding you are replying.
>>
>
> Yes, it gets very confusing when in a lengthy conversation different
> people post differently (i.e. some top post, some bottom post, and others
> reply inline).  Trying to follow a conversation like that is very tough.
> Is it best for all parties to reply in the same manner.
>

​So I see, Jeff!  This string is a good example of ​everyone's replying in
the same manner.  I imagine at some point it is time to stop and begin anew
if there is still something to say on the same topic.

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