On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 5:18 AM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:
> I would like to do my part to reduce clutter in the archives by trimming out
> unneeded previous posts in a thread when I make a reply.
>  Since I've started using gmail, however, I can't figure out how to do
> this.  I can hilight the portion that I want to remove, but when I go to
> windows edit, the "cut" function is not active.
>  I can't find any gmail function that looks promising.  Can some
> knowledgeable gmail user tutor me a little?
>
> Thanks,
> Larry A.

What *I* don't like about gmail is this:

-you can't drag-select a bunch of messages for trashing
-you can't type part of a reply, then go back to the original posting
to check it... this will delete your reply
-it encourages top-posting (it often refuses to allow bottom-replies)

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