Quoting and context

[David Casseres]

Penny sez
>I think that David Casseres and John Krafft are really in violent 
>agreement about messages quoting other messages on the list.
>
>It *is* necessary to quote enough of a message that you are responding
>to to establish context.  It is *not* usually necessary to quote the
>entire message.  Editing a quoted message takes time, but it is a 
>courtesy to your fellow list members.  Let's encourage it.

Thanx, Penny, you've got it right.


Cheers,
David