I approved two posts this morning to make further my point of excessive quotes.  Ther first post was written:
 
In a message dated 10/09/05 08:09:31 GMT Daylight Time,  [log in to unmask]
writes:

<<Robert,
Where do you live?  If you live  in the New World,
there ain't no native bee.  Oh yeah, I'm saying  this
while grinning.  This isn't meant to be a put-down.   I
agree that we need to preserve native stocks because
of what they  represent in the world's gene pool.>>
 
It could have been written:
Robert asked where am I located?
 
The second post was written:
 
--- Bob Roberts <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  I've been
> asked to dispose of some of a friend's hives. They 
> are in semi-surburbia and I
> can't retrieve them and
> relocate them live. 
>
> Can anyone please advise how I can do this humainly
> and so the combs and
> honey aren't contaminated.
>
> This is something I really don't want to do, but see
> no way out of it.
>

It could have been written:

Bob Roberts about humainly disposing of bees.
 
This is not a hard concept!  The University demands conserving storage resources.  In these two posts I can realize a 90% reduction in quoted material!  It adds up.  Please keep this in consideration in submissions.
 
If you  must quote previous postings, INCLUDE ONLY WHAT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE YOUR POINT.
 
Aaron Morris
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