Date:         Tue, 19 Jan 1999 20:47:56 PST
Reply-To:     Mike Finkbiner <mike_l_f@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mike Finkbiner <mike_l_f@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Quotes, FAQs, Vendors, Trips
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Volks -

I too would like to urge people to avoid quoting messages in full when
they reply to them.  All I need is a couple of lines to refresh my
memory, the rest is just wasted space.

I get the list in digest form.  It's much easier to read through a
series of posts in one message, and I would recommend it to anyone who
is tired of lots of mail, but it still goes a lot faster if I don't have
to scan through 50 quoted lines.

As far as FAQs go, I think adding to the articles that already exist is
a good idea.  I'm not a mechanic, and don't own a Bentley (yet!) but if
one of the regulars wants to head up the effort, I would be happy to do
what I can, perhaps consolidate and re-write postings from the archives?

On the subject of vendor posts, in my short time on the list, I have
learned a lot from them.  I imagine if you have been doing this for
awhile the repetition would get old, but that's true of a lot of the
topics people discuss.
When Ron replys to a request for information with the fact that he
carried the needed part and his prices, I am happy to see it.

That kind of thing is a lot more interesting to me than discussions of
Audis, or another virus alert, and I would hate to chase him off.

On trip reports, can I do one about a trip where nothing broke down?

Mike Finkbiner

'84 Westy (for sale in Idaho)
'87 Westy (waiting for me in Atlanta)

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