Karl Wolz wrote:

> Terry,
>
> I hate it when folks delete the message to which they re responding, and
> this is a perfect example.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terry Kay" <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 11:31 PM
> Subject: Re: NVC - Venting over messages
>
>
> > Stick around for awhile, and you'll see things here that never end!
> >
>
> > Terry 85 GL

Both extremes can be a problem:
  Replies without any of the original message are often incomprensable.  This
may be because too much time has gone by since the original message or a reply
is being made to a message that was sent privately and never appeared on the
list.
  Including a long original message with a reply is usually a waste of
resources, reading time, download time, and storage space.
  We must snip but snip reasonably to keep the list a good experience and
retain members who can make valuable contributions!

Larry A.