On 06/15/2011 05:00 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
On 06/15/2011 02:00 PM, Duncan wrote:
It's worth noting
that such a huge block isn't considered useful or polite either, in most
contexts, the general rule of thumb being that if one can't see some
reply somewhere in a reasonable sized window at all times (meaning the
quote block is larger than the window size), the quote is too big.
Not only is in-line reply good manners, so is snipping out any and
everything that's not relevant to your reply.
That's another Bad Habit Encouraged By Outlook And Gmail.
Happily, I haven't succumbed to that one yet. Usually...
Leaving in extra text
below your last comment even though it has nothing to do with anything
you're writing just forces your respondent(s) to scroll through it Just
In Case.
--
"Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure
the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally
corrupt."
Samuel Adams, essay in The Public Advertiser, 1749
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