Every once in a while people start to forget how they should send
replies to the mailing list. For example, if you have a one-line reply
to a message and you leave 4 replies below it, the signal to noise ratio
is very low (BAD).
Therefore,
**Please trim your replies! **
To make the messages easier to read, and to make the list digest
readable at all. If you reply, please leave only the relevant
information in addition to your message.
I'll try to make a an example:
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From: Mrs. Obvious
Subject: Re: Killing puppies is bad
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I concur.
Mr Obvious wrote:
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
>> Killing puppies is good! Killing puppies is good!
>> Killing puppies is good! Killing puppies is good!
>> Killing puppies is good! Killing puppies is good!
>> Killing puppies is good! Killing puppies is good!
>> Killing puppies is good! Killing puppies is good!
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
> Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad! Killing puppies is bad!
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As you can see, more information was in the reply than necessary, thus
wasting a lot of time of the 2710 people that receive your messages.
Here is what Mrs. Obvious should have replied:
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From: Mrs. Obvious
Subject: Re: Killing puppies is bad
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I concur!
Mr Obvious wrote:
> Killing puppies is bad!
>> Killing puppies is good! Killing puppies is good!
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Thank you for your time :)
--
Martin K
http://wwia.org/sgroup/biofuel/
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