[Ansteorra] A request for list courtesy

[Michael Silverhands]

Greetings cousins,

Lately we've gotten pretty bad on this list about quoting the full  
text of long messages, just to add a short (often personal) reply.  
When you find yourself about to do that, please ask yourself two  
questions *before* you click the "Send" button:

* Do I really need to quote the full text? Or could I cut some (or  
even all) of it without any loss of meaning?

* Do I really need to send this to the public list? I.e., do 500  
people need to see this message? Or is it really a personal reply  
that could just as well be sent to one person, off-list?

I know that it's a lot easier to just click "Reply", type your short  
message at the top (of a possibly *very* long message), and click  
"Send". But that's easier for *you*, not for everyone else who then  
has to wade through a list clogged with unnecessary quoting.

If we can do this, it will result in a list that's easier for all of  
us to read, and will be especially appreciated by those who get the  
list in digest (bulk) form.

I'm not meaning to pick on anyone in particular. As my German great- 
grandmother used to say, "I'm not fussin' at you, I'm just tellin'  
you." :-)

Kind regards,
Michael Silverhands
occasional tilter at windmills