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[SpamCop-List] Re: big problem, attn deputies

Joris Van Damme PleaseReplyTo at TheGroupInstead.be
Wed Aug 3 02:45:47 EDT 2005


> The sequence becomes that the respondent is reading a message, the
> 'reaction' or reflex comes along to respond to the thoughts which arise
> during the reading.  So then, the reply button is hit.  But, the
> respondent doesn't just get to 'blurt out' what s/he was thinking.
> Instead, there is a delay while the previous post is being 'edited' by
> the accurate trimming process.
> ...
> As opposed to the poster who topposts reflexly, like a knee jerk....

Yes, I agree enterily. It is a very good point.

I may want to add a page about good quoting style to my own site. Is it
allright if I add parts and pieces of what you've said here to that? I'm not
native english, and couldn't hope to explain this point equally well.


Joris




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