On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:13:46 -0700, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >>> >>> In the case of this reply, I have no idea what the interesting idea was. >>> Please quote the text you are referring to. > >Also, trim stale text, LISTSERV footers and legal disclaimers. >*But* leave enough header information (Date: and From:) as >citation so the reader can refer to the full text of the cited >article in the Archives. > >(Shmuel will pay no attention.) > In response to an off-list admonition, I'll stand somewhat corrected. From a small sample of the archives, Shmuel generally leaves an attribution. Sometimes I think he over-trims, leaving only a single, fairly generic sentence, and replying with only "No," where more context and a citation of the rebutting document would be appropriate.
But, thanks, Shmuel, for not leaving a cascade of LISTSERV footers. Thanks and apologies, gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
