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   Hello Maurice,   
      
   On Sat, Dec 07 2024 07:45:47 -0600, you wrote ..   
      
   > That is why we're giving it at least 7 characters to play with.  I    
   > have been known to wrap entire messages to 72 characters just to take    
   > care of their obvious handicap.  Them were the good ol' days.   
      
   "Good ol' days?" I don't think much has changed.   
      
   > Strong like bull, smart like tractor?   
      
   Pretty much!   
      
   > As far as I know, quoting has never been covered in ftn standards.     
   > The tradition has become to put the initials of the quotee in the    
   > quote prefix along with the '>' character.  However I think just the    
   > '>' character is more universal and makes things easier, especially    
   > when using vim or nano as the MSG editor of choice.   
      
   Yeah, but common sense would reveal that you probably shouldn't _eliminate_   
   random text within sentences from the original message that you are quoting. I   
   can see entire sentences or paragraphs, but not whatever is dangling at the   
   end of 80 columns. Darn tractors. :)   
      
   The '> ' prefix is definitely more universal, not only for FTN, but newsgroups   
   and email as well. However, initials don't bother me much if they're there or   
   not, as I don't usually look at them, and normally don't quote past the first   
   level anyways.   
      
   Regards,   
   Nick   
      
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