Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 13:23:52 12/09/00
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On December 09, 2000 at 04:03:23, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >On December 09, 2000 at 03:02:03, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >>On December 09, 2000 at 00:26:26, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >> >>>On December 09, 2000 at 00:09:15, Bruce Moreland wrote: >>> >>>>On December 08, 2000 at 21:04:49, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >>>> >>>>>How about a feature that automatically snips lines starting with 3 or more ">" >>>>>(with the exception of lines featuring a fen diagram)? If a poster wants to >>>>>preserve such text, they can "manually" quote the parts they want to keep. >>>> >>>>This is a poor idea because it makes people go through hell for no reason. If >>>>people want to snip, they can snip. >>> >>>I must be missing something. Could you elaborate on how it may be bad? >> >>If I want to snip some stuff out, I can snip it out. I don't need big brother >>looking over my shoulder to snip it out for me. >> >>bruce > >Right now anybody can snip anybodies post in their replies, so I don't >understand your objection at all. Especially since what I proposed is an >automated process that is impartial. Likening it to "big brother" is completely >baffling to me. > >Think about your first response to my original post. You first declare that it >is a bad idea without giving any explanation. Anybody would find that very >annoying. I gave a vague explanation. You suggested that people could manually quote. I likened this to being dragged through hell. I think it's an apt metaphor if I really need to quote something. >Next you state an opinion on how the prior experiment was a bad experience when >it was obviously pretty benign. When this is pointed out to you, your solution >is to snip it completely out in your reply! Should I be more worried about you >than "big brother"? My comment had more to do with the timing of this new feature. I know Tim is very busy during the holiday season, so I'm sure he's enjoying having inspired numerous complaints and a few feature requests during his most busy time of the year. I wouldn't have made the same comment in February. bruce
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