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On 26/01/07, Aaron Trevena <aaron.trevena at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, jeopardy quoting singles you out as computer illiterate and not
> valuing or respecting those on the list. It makes it hard to read,
> harder to quote and harder to follow.

Absolutely right.

> See :
> * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting
> * http://lipas.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/quote.html
>
> Some of the more technically literate lists I'm on have strict rules on it :)

A softly, softly approach is preferred on _, as it's better to have
lots of members (some of whom quote badly, don't trim their responses
and reply to existing threads instead of posting a new one) rather
than a "technically literate" community of about three people ;)

Tim