_Quoting Previous Messages is Discouraged on BEE-L_
In an ongoing conversation, quoting the previous speaker at length is
usually inappropriate unless addressing one specific point out of a
previous long dissertation. BEE-L is a conversation. We assume that
interested readers are following the thread and remember what was
submitted previously.
_The Reason_
BEE-L maintains a large searchable archive of all posts at LISTSERV -
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When messages include previous messages or large parts of them, those
quotes pollute the archive with redundant material that confuses
searches and causes spurious duplicate results.
Please eliminate quotes of previous posts or trim any essential quotes
you include in your submissions to /an absolute minimum necessary for
clarity/.
To preserve the quality of the archives, any submissions which include
the entire previous message(s) or more than tiny parts of previous
message(s) will be /either /returned to sender for re-submission in
acceptable form if the moderators have the time/or simply rejected/ if
they do not.
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_If Your Post Does Not Appear on the List_
If you submit a post and don't see it distributed to the list within a
few minutes or hours and other messages have arrived since you posted,
assume that your message was not approved because
1.) You sent i.t to the wrong address,
2.) It did not meet the criteria for acceptance--It appeared to be spam,
abusive, trolling, contained excess quotes, or was entirely unrelated to
our mandate, and went into the bit bucket,
3.) The moderators were asleep, busy, or goofed.
Try again.
You can make any reasonable appeal to the moderators, but any abuse of
the moderators will receive no reply and may additionally result in
banning without comment or appeal.
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_Please Use the BEE-L Search Function _
We encourage readers to visit the search page often, and search before
posting if in doubt. LISTSERV - Archive Search - COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
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Please _be sure to put a check-mark beside BEE-L_ in the lower section
of the search page or the search will come back nul.
Try the search. You'll love it. If you dredge up something old for new
discussion, some short quotes are acceptable, or, better still, include
a link to that message.
Thanks for your understanding and co-operation.
Your faithful BEE-L janitorial staff
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