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From: Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: storage size pragmas
Date: 2000/05/09
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In article <8f9be7$al9$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com> writes:
> In article <wcc66sn22rp.fsf@world.std.com>,
>   Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com> wrote:
>> anthonygair@aol.comremoveme (ANTHONY GAIR) writes:
>>
>> You didn't quote any context, so probably nobody has the
>> slightest idea what you're talking about.  Explain *what*?!

> If you follow threads, with an appropriate reader, you know
> EXACTLY which message is replying to which (you get a full
> tree structure).

I read by thread, but starting with the first message I have not
yet read.  If that message gives no context, clearly the author
is contented just to see himself in print.

> Please note that giving enough context in messages means what
> it says, one of the MOST annoying behaviors on usenet is to
> quote giant articles in their entirety, and then at the end
> add some meaningless statement like "me too", or "right on!"

Certainly.  My hard-and-fast rule is to ignore posts that do
not get around to adding anything new in the first screenful.