[extropy-chat] [don't] pare replies

[Brian Lee]

I disagree. I don't mind seeing the entire thread in an email. I can filter 
out the pieces I don't care about pretty quickly. If the entire thread is 
contained in the email, then new readers can pick up the context without 
going out and searching the archives. I don't read every single message so I 
frequently read every 10th as a sort of digest version of the list.

I think that not including the entire quote is valid in a medium like a 
bulletin board, but for listservs it's acceptable to have the entire 
previous post included in your quote.

BAL

>From: "spike" <spike66 at comcast.net>
>To: "'ExI chat list'" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
>Subject: [extropy-chat] pare replies
>Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:52:56 -0800
>
>When replying to a post, please delete most of
>the text of the original post, leaving only that
>which is necessary to remind us to what you are
>replying.  It is tiresome to see a huge quoted
>section with a one sentence reply.
>
>spike