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> And FWIW, I add my voice to those who prefer to read replies
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> underneath the original text. Even if Mark were the only person vocal
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> enough to complain, you can still rest assured that there are many
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> more who agree. You've now heard from quite a few regular posters;
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> there are probably several *hundred* lurkers who feel the same way,
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> but do not post (possibly because they cannot). Also, these mails get
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> archived all over the internet, so a generation not yet born can read
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> and be either enlightened or irritated, as the case may be.
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> 
> 
> ChrisA


As a lurker, I agree completely with Chris's sentiments.