On Behalf Of NoOp  said:

[...instructions to Jim on how to use his e-mail client...]

> And if that's too complicated, then after hitting 'reply' just push
the
> down arrow key until your cursor is below the quoted reply text, or
just
> use the mouse to click below :-)

Once again, why not _ s e l e c t i v e l y _ quote _just_ the critical
bits of the previous person's text, and reply specifically to her/his
points, without including all the other stuff that nobody needs to see
again?

Doesn't SeaMonkey give you the option to highlight some text and click
"Reply" or "Reply to List" and have only that selected text sucked into
the new message?  If it doesn't, then it's high time.

Yes, I admit that I too occasionally forget to trim. So do other people
who normally edit replies properly. At least we have the grace to be
embarrassed about it and to try not to repeat for a while. That's
important when there are thousands of members and contributors. 

It's like having a**holes in vehicles on the streets of a big city. With
a million people driving, there's already plenty of opportunity for bad
things to happen just because the sheer volume ensures that at least
some will be inattentive at any given moment, or get stung by a bee,  or
drop their hot coffee in their laps, or have a relationship break up via
cellphone. With a guaranteed statistical minimum number of people
screwing up all around us each day as we commute, we really don't need
people adding to the problem because of malice or contempt. The same
applies to a lesser degree on a mailing list with thousands of
participants - we don't need people who won't at least try to be
courteous
Bring back crucifixion. Flogging, too... flogging's good.   :-)

Kevin (getting light-headed from the altitude up here on the soap-box)

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