This message is from: Steve McIlree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I guess it's again time to grumble at you folks about replying to messages. When you use the reply button on your E-mail program, usually the entire message to which you are replying is copied into your message, then the cursor is positioned so you can write your reply above or below the quoted original message. That is not the end of your responsibility when communicating on an E-mail list such as the FjordHorse List. You need to use the block delete features of your E-mail client and/or operating system to limit the size of the quoted message to only a sentence or two which establish the context for your reply. Recently, far too many folks are getting lazy and leaving the entire message quotation in their reply. This is a waste of bandwidth, everyone here has already read the original message, so one or two sentences should be enough to get the sense of what your reply refers to. I see too many messages here that have one sentence of reply and twenty lines of quoted original message. Please, in the future use the rule of thumb that the quoted message should be no longer than your reply. If your reply is just a word or thanks or congratulations, perhaps it would be better handled in a private E-mail. Thank you all for your cooperation in remedying this problem.
And on a separate note, let me wish a Happy Holiday Season to all! -- Steve McIlree Owner/Administrator FjordHorse List
