Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site dicomed.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!mgnetp!dicomed!plate From: plate@dicomed.UUCP (Plate Glass) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: RE: I hate people who include arcticles in their reply Message-ID: <540@dicomed.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 10:21:53 EDT Article-I.D.: dicomed.540 Posted: Fri Jul 12 10:21:53 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 16:29:02 EDT Organization: DICOMED Corp., Minneapolis Lines: 27 ** ** ** ** ** ** abcdefghijklmnop > > I have had it up to my neck in people include articles in their responses. > Whoever thought the ability to do this was a good idea missed. I know > people have complained about this before but I just read too many line > of junk today and need to YELL about this one. > What are you talking about? The articles provide the context necessary to > understand the followup(s). I DO hate people who cannot responsibly edit > an long article that they are responding to. I'll read the first screen of > a followup, but if the author hasn't included any of his followup in the first > 20+ lines, I hit break and go on. > Mike Clifford Well, my opinion on the subject is that this is an excellent opportunity to annoy the original poster of this subject by replying to it and including all the previous articles from the same topic. Maybe even a few from other topics! I'm anxious to hear your opinions netters! Plate Glass -- Plate Glass Whattsa Matta U Frostbite Falls, MN