On Apr 2, 2008, at 3:37 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:

> They have my condolences then.

Yep, it makes it a PITA to reply, & that list is a fraction of what
it used to be.

Mr. BZ

> If it's a matter of not using up too many megabytes or bogging down
> the
> system with too many repeated words and writing that way, that I
> understand.
> But to see a reply to 'who knows what' .............quite silly.
> Doesn't'
> help communication.   I think that gets lost her online sometimes-
> actual
> 'commitment to Communication' with a capital C.
>  Very terribly so.
> If the Foundling Fathers were as lazy and careless as witnessed on the
> internet commonly these days, we'd never get anywhere with the
> Declaration
> of Independence or The Constitution.  It's SO NICE when words are
> used like
> they really matter.
> Sincerely
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Buese [mailto:tombuese@comcast.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 2:29 PM
> To: Scott Daniel - Shazam
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Trim replies when referancing post
>
> The vintage bus list will not even let you post if you have not
> substantially edited the reply to cut out non relevant text.
>
> FWIW,
>
> Mr. BZ
>
> On Apr 2, 2008, at 3:13 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:
>
>> On the other hand, it's pretty weird reading someone's reply to
>> something
>> and you can't tell what they are replying to.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>> MKeller
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 1:20 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Trim replies when referancing post
>>
>> Hello all,
>> Could we limit our replies to just the pertanent excerpts? This is
>> sop;
>> lately the amount of repetion has equalled or exceeded the content
>> of new
>> postings.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Mark keller
>>
>> Email on the go, sent by TELUS
>>
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