Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Where to put the reply?
From: "Gary Todoroff" <datamaster@humboldt1.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 18:32:47 -0800

I'm reminded of the letter that began, "Sorry, I would have made this
letter shorter, but didn't have the time." Every rule of good writing tells
the writer to give the reader every advantage. Unfortunately, the "lazy
person" in many e-mail exchanges is too often the writer. 

Gary

> From: Willem-Jan Markerink 
> 
> Of course not.
> There is no better receipt for complete chaos in the 10th reply than 
> replying above the quote. 
> Again a lazy person trying to change rules that have worked perfectly
since
> the dark ages.
> Nothing personal, just observing a trend.
>