On Mon, 2010-05-10 at 18:44 +0100, Harold Fuchs wrote: <snip> > E-mail was designed for conversations. In a conversation it is not customary > to repeat everything that's already been said before saying something new.
bg: Which of course is why the generally accepted protocols call for editing down the backquote to where it contains only those few words directly relevant to the response. As I have specifically done in this very instance. When has anyone (with any sense) ever suggested that the entire backquote should remain intact? Furthermore, there is a substantial time-segment difference between face-to-face conversations and email. It is that time lag which renders some value to at least minimal repetition of key points - especially in e-group/list environments, where the reader may not have seen the original for several days. I know people who only read their lists once every two weeks or so. I consider them damned fools, but that isn't going to alter their behavior in the slightest :-) Brewster -- *********************************************************************** Embrace a sharing community of sustainable justice low-carbon diversity *********************************************************************** W. Brewster Gillett [email protected] Portland, OR USA *********************************************************************** Simply because you don't like to hear it, that doesn't make it untrue. *********************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
