Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihuxb.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxb!mcal From: mcal@ihuxb.UUCP (Mike Clifford) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: I hate peole who include articles in replies Message-ID: <1093@ihuxb.UUCP> Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 09:25:46 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxb.1093 Posted: Thu Jul 11 09:25:46 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Jul-85 19:55:54 EDT References: <242@cuuxb.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 13 > > 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