karl-desktop

[Chris Jones]

> right so then the bottom post objectors will come out, the proper way to 
> quote is to reply in-line, underneath the paragraphs you want to respond 
> to and delete the irrelvant stuff, which about 5% of the people around 
> here do, so you enforce it properly fully or not at all, and again its the 
> real moderators job to enforce it not the wannabes.

This, in my mind, is then covered under point 4 of the same section

"Tailor your reply to fit the text which you are replying to. Do not 
quote the whole of the previous email - remove any unnecessary text. To 
avoid confusion, it's often a good idea to replace removed text with a 
brief indication that something has been removed, like [snip]."

Whilst I agree with you to some degree, in that we don't want a general 
user on this list trying to run the show, I don't personally think there 
is anything wrong with polite reminders of these guide lines (by posting 
the link) and then letting those involved decide for themselves if they 
are following them or not. Whether they agree with the guidelines is 
another issue, but they are I think the closest to 'official' rules we have.

Chris