-> The purpose of "QUOTING" in this echo is so that the one who wrote th
-> being responded to will remember what he send.  Thus usually a phrase
-> sentence here and there from the original is all that is necessary.
-> I find that by scanning the echo daily I keep abreast of most of the
-> threads.
Those of us who can't read it every day, however--or those who can, but
don't have photographic memories--do appreciate sufficient quoting that
we can tell what's going on and can join the conversation if we want.
That doesn't usually require voluminous quoteback, but it does often
take more than a phrase.  Anyway, if I recall correctly, the post
Michael was responding to contained no quotes at all.
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