To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] snip your posts
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:32:14 -0800
On 11/24/2008 Chris Garriss wrote:
I am not sure what the etiquette is on this list
The goal of the list is to facilitate the exchange of useful information
related to the culture of fruits and nuts.
In my humble opinion, it is best to quote only those parts of the
original message that establish the context for the reply. Quoting
several levels may be appropriate if it orients the reader to what is
being discussed.
There is no list rule banning selective quoting.
I actually used to plead in the past for people to quote selectively,
but gave up. The ease of hitting the "REPLY" button was too powerful.
On a related note, using relevant subject lines is appropriate. However,
people do what they do. It's good to have a friendly message format, but
more important for people to contribute to the discussion.
regards,
GREG MILLER
List Admin
BTW, I hope you don't mind that I snipped your inquiry. ;-)