"Kenneth" > wrote in message =
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> ... "Washing" a starter means feeding it a higher proportion (of flour =
+
water) than usual. ...

Well, he's right that time. But why does Kenneth think one needs to =
play
back the thread history, like the newbies* do before they learn, to =
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threaded presentation is an option in most newsreaders.

The replied messages are available from the news IDs, in these cases
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(as above)
by clicking on them. (Try it, if you don't believe it.) So, requoting =
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entirely superfluous, except to focus the reply/comment.

When you "wash" a starter, you may inadvertently start a new and
different one.

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Dick Adams
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