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Lewis 1/5/06

> "Blair P. Houghton" > writes:
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>> [...]
>> As for context, I recommend a threaded newsreader.
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> I have one too.
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>> I wouldn't post anywhere without one.
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> Sorry, that doesn't get you off the hook. When you reply to a long
> post that makes a number of points, it's only fair to your readers to
> make it clear which points you're responding to. To achieve that, I
> recommend replying inline to text you quote.

Lew, that's a good idea. It works especially well for me since the two
programs I use color code the generations of text and also indicate the
generations with lines or other marks. I understand though that some
programs don't separate the generations, so it would be a problem for them.
Adding the name of the poster to the top of each paragraph, which I learned
from other posters here, solves that problem. In any event, those of us who
feel more comfortable in a contextualized world appreciate it.

Michael