Re: Responses to Postings
David Proctor (daproc@spamsux.bigfoot.com)
Sun, 19 Apr 1998 23:47:48 +1000
Paul wrote in message <6hclp6$m3b$1@news.iinet.net.au>...
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>tezza wrote in message <6hcljm$k3r$1@nswpull.telstra.net>...
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>>peter berrett wrote in message <3539AC4E.448D@tbsa.com.au>...
>>>Pete wrote
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>>>> G'day.
>>>>
>>>> Could someone explain to me why most respondees to postings insist on
>>>> repeating the whole of the original text?
>>>>
>>>> Not only does it waste space, it takes up time having to get through
>>>> it to read the replies!
>>>>
>>>> And, i just wonder how many respondees will repeat the whole of this
>>>> message in their comments!!!
>>>>
>>>> Pete.
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>>>hat coudl never happen on this newsgroup Peter
>>>
>>>cheers peter
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>>I suppose, it's cause they're too lazy to delete it :-)
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>>Seriously, sometimes it's relevant, sometimes i't's not, but it's not as
>bad
>>here as in other NG's where each post can be 10 or 12k as they don't
delete
>>anything.
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>I agree, bad form.
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>
I agree - it's a silly habit. I don't know why people do it.
Regards
David "The Doctor" Proctor
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