Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 19:32:14 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: MODERATOR Trimming replies was Re: temp sensors?
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Blahblah blah blah Jake. Instructions is what we need David, not
imprecations.
I use Gmail - I click on 'Reply All' or 'Reply' if its personal.
What other step(s) do you want me to take?
Its like me telling you not to use the major seventh in this song, it
clashes. Most people wouldn't understand what I'm asking them to do...
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:22 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 9:04 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
>
> PLEASE!!!!!!!
>>
>> Trim the replies.
>>
>
> At 10:37 AM 7/18/2009, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
>> I've heard those words before but have no idea what they mean. Is this
>> something I'm supposed to do as well?
>>
>> Perhaps you could explain for those of us who aren't computer
>> professionals.
>>
>> Thanks, Jake
>>
>
> It means to trim off those parts of the message you're replying to that are
> not necessary to establish continuity. A decent rule of thumb is to leave
> no more of the original message than twice as much as your own contribution.
>
> The particular message that reached Jim's breaking point was quoted seven
> levels deep, and had not been trimmed in any way by any of the seven
> previous posters -- then the current poster added six words to it.
>
> Trimming replies is a long-accepted part of list etiquette worldwide, and
> one that we on this list tend to do rather badly. The universe seems to be
> divided into those who think this is important and tend to get stressed when
> it isn't done, and those who neither notice nor care. Those of us who think
> it is important think so partly because it reduces the load on the
> listserver and the internet and people's dialup connections; but *primarily*
> because it reduces the load on *us* to read and understand the thing --
> that's where the etiquette part comes in. Those of us running the list
> think it's important and it is therefor a list policy that it should be so,
> although we have been extremely lenient on enforcing it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
>
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Jake
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