From: Chuck Kuecker (ckuecker@mcs.net)
Date: Sat May 29 1999 - 07:42:31 MDT
At 04:58 AM 5/29/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Well, we've polled for birth order & Myers-Briggs ratings, so how about:
>
>How many people are sick of the guns flamewar, at least for now?
>
>Also, how many would like to see:
>
>--minimal quoting of prior messages in the aforementioned flamewar?
>
>--at the very least, a decrease in profanity & assertions concerning the
>moral, mental & genetic shortcomings of the opposition by both sides in
>the aforementioned flamewar?
>
>I'll tally the data.
>
Enough of the flames. I am only interested in serious discussion. Profanity
and personal attacks are a sign that the writer is running out of real
substance.
What is a good guideline for quoting? It seems that you need enough so that
a new reader at least can see where the thread came from.
Chuck Kuecker
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