Re: Trimming posts &/or taking it off list (was Re: US Tour dates to and from Y2KX+2)

[Jean-Paul De Roover <j.de.roover@gmail.com>]

This sort of thing also becomes trickier when responding to messages on 
the fly - like when you're parked in a Denny's parking lot using the wifi 
for a few minutes before hitting the road again.

Jean-Paul De Roover
(807) 251-3376
www.jeanpaulderoover.com

*Sent from my phone.*

On 2012-10-09, at 6:52 AM, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 7:46 AM,  <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote:
>> Once every year or so,  I get bitchy about this phenomenon and the 
>> problem
>> always comes creeping back.
> 
> For a balanced view on this one may also note that not trimming is
> polite and helpful for an email reader that doesn't have access to
> previous posts in a thread. Some mailing lists recommend members to
> quote just enough of earlier correspondance so a new reader can kind
> of get a general understanding of what the thread is about.
> 
> I suspect many users on this list don't even know how much of previous
> posts are quoted in their own posts because they are using modern
> email applications that just shows you the stuff recently added (still
> keeping older text hidden in the email document).
> 
> Greetings from Sweden
> 
> Per Boysen
> www.perboysen.com
> http://www.youtube.com/perboysen
>