So please also try to edit out unnecessary parts in replies,etc.. In digest
versions the repetition becomes even more ludicrous.
Celia
At 15:12 06/08/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>From: Ian Loxton <ilox@@compuserve.com>
>Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 14:08:14 -0400
>Subject: Re:Tidying up the mailing list
>
>Tom Negrino wrote;
> << Please don't be lazy; some of us have visual disabilities that make
>it difficult to wade through all of the excess verbiage in order to
>find the small nuggets of useful information. >>
>
>Tom,
>
SNIP
>It is not just a matter of not being lazy, it is a basic courtesy to the
many
>on this list that have low resources, or paying connect times by the
>minute, or like you, require special tools to help wade through the
>list only to have so much time taken with digital trash.
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