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   -=> Fernweh wrote to Gamgee <=-   
      
    Fe> I'm being snarky for humor only.   
      
   No, you're doing it because you're ignorant.  I'm trying to help you get    
   past that.   
      
    Fe> Look, when someone says thank you for a response or a bit of tech help,   
    Fe> what's the point of quoting the entire conversation?   
      
   That's already been explained.  In a word - "context".   
      
    Fe> If you jumped in midstream and you're confused, here's a revolutionary   
    Fe> idea: scroll up. It's all there.   
      
   Wrong.  Again because of ignorance.  Have you ever heard of an echomail    
   "Offline Reader"?  Apparently not, or you'd not have made that statement    
   above.  Many folks, including me, use that method of reading/replying to    
   messages.   
      
    Fe> This is also the reason threads go   
    Fe> massively long at the individual message level, because people won't   
    Fe> edit and quote irrelevant parts to their reply.   
      
   You're on a roll, wrong again.  That is an entirely different issue,    
   which I sort of agree with you on.  Correct quoting methods are indeed    
   important, including removing irrelevant parts.  Fully agree with that.     
   But that doesn't mean you don't quote at all.   
      
    Fe> A thank you doesn't need a dissertation or a full-context replay like   
    Fe> it's a courtroom transcript.   
      
   Yes, it does need context.  The way you did it there was ZERO indication    
   as to who/what you were thanking, or why.  Maybe not the entire previous    
   conversation, but enough to be able to understand your reply.   
      
    Fe> Now weª€™re dissecting posting etiquette like it's 1994 and Usenet just   
    Fe> booted up.   
      
   Posting etiquette hasn't changed since 1994.  Now you know.   
      
    Fe> It was two keywords: thank you. It didnª€™t need a 15-message committee   
    Fe> review. ;)   
      
   It did, and I've just explained why.  Try to do better, please.   
      
      
      
      
   ... Ignorance can be cured.  Stupid is forever.   
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