Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!seismo!rlgvax!guy From: guy@rlgvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: "Repeated text articles - (nf)" Message-ID: <675@rlgvax.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Jun-83 05:50:59 EDT Article-I.D.: rlgvax.675 Posted: Sat Jun 18 05:50:59 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jun-83 19:46:19 EDT Lines: 11 One shouldn't totally omit back-references to the previous article; it provides a context for the response (given we don't all have split-screen mailers and news readers, it's often the best you can do) and it reduces confusion a bit if the reply comes in before the original, or if the original doesn't come in at all. This is especially useful in an article which is a point-by-point reply to a presentation. Obviously, it can be overdone, but used in moderation it increases clarity. Guy Harris RLG Corporation {seismo,mcnc,we13,brl-bmd,allegra}!rlgvax!guy