Over-quoting (was: Re: tangoGPS 0.9.5 is out)

[Dylan Semler]

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Neil Jerram <neiljerram at googlemail.com>wrote:

> 2009/1/25 Paul Fertser <fercerpav at gmail.com>:
> > Neil Jerram <neiljerram at googlemail.com> writes:
> >>
> >> The right client could handle that for you; as Google Mail (for example)
> does.
> >
> > Are you serious? Quotes are needed to remember context but you suggest
> > to quote the whole mail with no apparent reason and to hide them
> > later? WTF?
>
> I think using software to solve a trivial problem is better than
> getting cross about it, yes.
>
>
Furthermore, people may someday want to follow these discussions on an
OpenMoko phone, where limited bandwidth and screen real estate really
necessitate better quoting and trimming of each email.  I used to use
gmail's mobile web site to follow this list and it was a serious PITA to
load several pages of quotes before reading one's response.

Whether helping someone out or asking a question, think of properly trimming
your email part of your "contribution" to the project.
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