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From "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject Quoting [Was: tint2 keeps crashing]
Date Tue, 14 Nov 2023 21:56:07 +0100
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On 2023-11-14 19:09, Nuno Silva wrote:
> On 2023-11-14, vamastah wrote:
>> On Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:12:07 +0100
>> Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:

...

> Now, as I think others are already mentioning, there's a difference
> between quoting everything and narrowing it down to what is
> relevant. Perhaps (in the first block of quoted text above) I could have
> removed Joerg's reply, but it looked to me that it helped put your
> latest reply in context. I personally usually put "[...]" when I narrow
> down by removing lines in the middle, but that's up to you: I've seen
> "<snip/>" used too, and there will surely be other examples. (I mean
> doing something like:
> 
> On 2023-11-14, vamastah wrote:
> 
>>> On 14.11.23 12:08, vamastah wrote:
>>>> btw, is it better to quote the original message or not? im quite
>>>> confused when i read netiequette and see the actual customs.
> [...]
>> well, i find it superfluous and sometimes even messy but let it be
>> *eot*
> 
> )
> 
> (If you find it superfluous, you could try looking at news clients or
> extensions for news clients that offer the ability to collapse quoted
> text by default. It's possible such a feature will have issues in corner
> cases, or with less usual quoting indicators, but should work well
> enough most of the time? (But I don't use a feature like that myself,
> hopefully someone else will be able to give you more or better advice on
> this topic.))

I would advise against collapsing quotes by default, unless you find an 
IA for doing it. Yes, the quoted part can be overly too large often, but 
hiding it all removes the entire context for the answer and may lead the 
reader to understand it wrongly. I have seen it happen.

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.

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    Re: tint2 keeps crashing Philipp Ludwig <philipp@lenovo.lan> - 2023-11-14 08:38 +0100
      Re: tint2 keeps crashing The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-11-14 09:42 +0000
        Re: tint2 keeps crashing Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-11-14 11:45 +0100
          Re: tint2 keeps crashing vamastah <szymoraw@wp.pl> - 2023-11-14 12:08 +0100
            Re: tint2 keeps crashing Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-11-14 12:12 +0100
              Re: tint2 keeps crashing vamastah <szymoraw@wp.pl> - 2023-11-14 12:21 +0100
                Re: tint2 keeps crashing Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-11-14 17:04 +0100
                Re: tint2 keeps crashing vamastah <szymoraw@wp.pl> - 2023-11-15 13:56 +0100
                Re: tint2 keeps crashing Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-11-15 16:05 +0100
                Re: tint2 keeps crashing The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-11-15 15:34 +0000
                Re: tint2 keeps crashing Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-11-15 16:39 +0100
                Re: tint2 keeps crashing "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-11-15 18:29 +0100
                Re: tint2 keeps crashing not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2023-11-16 07:34 +1000
                Re: tint2 keeps crashing "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-11-15 22:51 +0100
                Re: Web Forums Vs Usenet (was: tint2 keeps crashing) Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2023-11-16 15:52 +1000
                Re: tint2 keeps crashing Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-11-15 13:54 -0800
                Re: tint2 keeps crashing "Nuno Silva" <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2023-11-14 18:09 +0000
                Quoting [Was: tint2 keeps crashing] "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-11-14 21:56 +0100
                Re: Quoting [Was: tint2 keeps crashing] vamastah <szymoraw@wp.pl> - 2023-11-15 13:59 +0100
            Re: tint2 keeps crashing Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2023-11-14 16:18 +0200
      Re: tint2 keeps crashing Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2023-11-14 11:45 +0100
      Re: tint2 keeps crashing Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2023-11-14 20:07 -0500
        Re: tint2 keeps crashing "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-11-15 11:05 +0100
          Re: tint2 keeps crashing Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2023-11-15 21:06 -0500
    Re: tint2 keeps crashing candycanearter07 <no@thanks.net> - 2023-11-14 07:27 -0600
      Re: tint2 keeps crashing Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2023-11-14 19:58 +0000
      Re: tint2 keeps crashing "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-11-14 22:04 +0100
        Re: tint2 keeps crashing Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2023-11-14 20:13 -0500
          Re: tint2 keeps crashing The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-11-15 11:30 +0000
            Re: tint2 keeps crashing "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-11-15 12:43 +0100
        Re: tint2 keeps crashing The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-11-15 11:27 +0000
        Re: tint2 keeps crashing candycanearter07 <no@thanks.net> - 2023-11-15 11:33 -0600
  Re: tint2 keeps crashing Philipp Ludwig <philipp@lenovo.lan> - 2023-11-14 08:36 +0100
  Re: tint2 keeps crashing "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-11-14 14:40 +0100

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