Bill, That is a very good point! On the flip side, there are a lot who do not quote any of the text from the post to which they are replying. A compromise to both might benefit both the reader's sanity (lol) & PIE's archives. Bonnie daughter of Jim 77/72 * * * Live well * Laugh often * Love much Join SPARKLE [log in to unmask] In a message dated 5/14/00 8:10:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > I know that it is easier to press "Reply," add some text, and > press "Send." But, consider the fact that everyone on-list has > seen the original message at least once. Do, they need to see > the entire text of it again? And, people (like me :-) ) on the > digest don't have the option of deleting a message after we read > the reply. We get the whole thing with dozens of other, similar > messages surrounding it. And, when it starts becoming quotes of > quotes of quotes of quotes, it gets a little annoying. >