Hello Nick!

 NB> The '> ' prefix is definitely more universal, not only for
 NB> FTN, but newsgroups and email as well. However, initials
 NB> don't bother me much if they're there or not, as I don't
 NB> usually look at them, and normally don't quote past the
 NB> first level anyways.

Personally, I like the following method of quoting..

 NB> 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. >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. <<

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