In article ,
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
. It is the normal convention on usenet to quote some of the posting to
which one is replying, so that anyone joining the thread can get some
idea of what you're on about. However, although many people do not, it
is often courteous to do some judicial snipping, especially when your
post is the last of very many. How much of the entire thread to leave in
place for the benefit of newcomers is always a matter of personal
judgement, and there is no correct answer.

If you have to scroll on an 800x600 page before the new stuff starts
there's too much quoting. ;-)

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