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* On 21-01-02 at 16:58 * Derek D. Martin said.... > > > Nick Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 21/01/2002 (14:47) : > > > > people did that they don't that would make my life easier. However, if > > > > we spend all our time worrying about every minority > > > > problem/consideration we'll never get *anything* done :) > > > > > > Is it not a minority problem. > > > > Sure it is, ask people who have reasonable sight how many > > blind/partially blind people they know. > > This is irrelevant. Over-quoting is inconsiderate, and affects > everyone. It causes us to have to wade through a bunch of irrelevant > garbage to get at (and often FIND) the author's point. Quoting out of > context (i.e. writing your reply and then quoting the whole message > after what you've written ) is also a problem, because it removes the > context of the comment, increases ambiguity, and thereby makes it > harder to get the author's point, and increases the likelihood that it > will be misunderstood by a wide audience. Well we certainly agree so far. Apart from the 'this is irrelevant bit' If you go back over the messages in the thread you'll see the point. > > I think cutting down emails is definately a good thing but the way > > you've cut this for example is overdoing it. That's a *very* > > selective piece of editing there Preben. > > I disagree entirely. The comment Preben quoted above is EXACTLY the > ammount that is needed to identify what his comment is in reference to > less. And there's where we differ, my point was just that the line above where preben decided to quote me was rather important. Is that where the hostile tone is coming from? > (assuming you've been following the thread at all), no more and no Come on............. :) - -- Nick Wilson Tel: +45 3325 0688 Fax: +45 3325 0677 Web: www.explodingnet.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE8TD9oHpvrrTa6L5oRApdLAJ4iAJMTPgFfiRTgGBe//azQ9g3+iACcDIZQ GXm8FSNgbBvb8DFhyd2+fLM= =h/2o -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
