Charles Fox wrote:
> Just a general comment, could we try to not quote the original message
> when responding - it often makes reading the responses in digest form
> confusing.
It makes a lot of sense to trim the quotations (as I did in this
message, above), but eliminating them completely makes the response rather
hard to follow for those who don't use the digest format, and thus don't
have the original message available to them to refer to. Common practice
is to quote back only the amount of text necessary to:
1. Indicate clearly what is being responded to.
2. Insure that the *intent* of the author, instead of just his or
her words, is carried forward (e.g., no attempt should be made to
"selectively edit" the quotes).
Rick
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