> 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).
It seems to me that people are quoting the entire message and when I receive the digest form I am wading though volumes of text (e.g., one of the 'random thoughts') to get to the responses.
Also - another comment on the 'random thought' posting - I do not know Louis or his history here, nor for that matter the history of this list (I'm new here) - but one of his posts referenced a website and the website had lots of random thought postings as well as an advertisement for his 2 books. Interestingly, the web page states that he is a professor of history not psychology. Should we be asking ourselves and whomever moderates the listserv if his postings actually serve the purpose of the group? We should ask the question do they rather serve as advertisement for his website and books. If the answer is yes, then perhaps the individuals of this list serve would be better served by going to his website and reading his books rather than having him post his 'random thoughts' here.
Just my 'random thought'.
Aloha Cf
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