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Is trimming one's posts a "lost art" with some here? The Bove especially-- she will quote hundreds of lines for a one sentence reply...
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On Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 6:22:39 PM UTC-6, Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Is trimming one's posts a "lost art" with some here? The Bove especially-- she will quote hundreds of lines for a one sentence reply...


That's always been a problem. Lack of editor skills.

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On 2/28/2016 4:55 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 6:22:39 PM UTC-6, Gregory Morrow wrote:
>> Is trimming one's posts a "lost art" with some here? The Bove especially-- she will quote hundreds of lines for a one sentence reply...

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> That's always been a problem. Lack of editor skills.
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> John Kuthe...
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You two need a room?
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On Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 2:22:39 PM UTC-10, Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Is trimming one's posts a "lost art" with some here? The Bove especially-- she will quote hundreds of lines for a one sentence reply...


Sounds like you need to come over to the dark side and read/post on Google Groups. There's no need to trim because the interface does it for you. How special is that? Pretty damn, if you ask me!
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