Michael Plant writes:

Hey guys,

I know this is minor, and it takes a special mind to be bothered by it, but
could we perhaps remove the automatically inserted lines that say,
"Guildersleeve wrote..." especially when it cites the wrong writer. These
lines have caused people to think I'd written words I hadn't. What I write
is bad enough; I don't need to be cited for other people's drivel. Here's an
example of the problem:

Michael Plant wrote:
I understand that the comment above about Teaspring/Upton/Adagio...

To which MP replies, No I didn't either! (In this case, BTW, it wasn't
drivel, but a perfectly intelligent comment for which I hardly want credit.

If you count the number of chevrons, you can tell that the text
following "Michael Plant wrote:" isn't Plant but Plant *quoting*
somebody else. I know this is easy to miss, but it isn't wrong, and
it tells you something you might want to know. This is why I always
insert some indication of snippage (e.g "[...Plant complains...]")
when I omit part of the post I'm responding to.

/Lew
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