Re: etiquette - replies, top posting, long threads etc.

On 27 Sep 2005, lazybones <tremblettAT@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:CPOdnTnqHoKZO6TeRVn-tA@xxxxxxxx:

> Just as annoying as top-posting is just scrolling down to the
> bottom of a 200 line article to see the next poster add a single
> sentence. Now that I think of it, it is MORE annoying, since a
> top poster will at least give me what I came for up front.
>
> When replying, please DELETE the cascade of posts & replies in the
> article and just leave the statements that you are replying to.

Thanks for the reminder. It's called being considerate and getting your
words across in the way that will reach the most people in the most
understandable way. It's not just mindless etiquette, it's efficient
communication.

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