Re: SNIP THE QUOTED TEXT PLEASE!

On 13/06/11 16:58, Douglas Saylor wrote:
Are you in need of a foot extractor?
You just posted a rant about people not trimming before posting and
you are guilty of exactly what you are /screaming/ about.
Pot - Kettle - Black

To the poster of the "well put" comment, thank you. Â This has been
building up for several weeks.
ED
Hey ED, that was the POINT. Did ya notice how DUMB it is to scroll
down. Here's a better idea ...just keep doing it this way. People will
tire of scrolling through something they JUST read& instead of
reading& maybe helping answer a question, they'll ignore *everything*
until they have a question. Contribute nothing, use the list for
selfish reasons. I think maybe I just talked myself into it. Dummy.

Who are you replying to?

Normal practice is to state the person you are replying to before calling anyone else a "Dummy".

BC

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