murthymsr said:
while replying to a post, many members are quoting the original message in full. this makes reading less interesting particularly in the linear mode of viewing the posts. i appeal to members to edit the quoted section to the most relevant part of the original message.
i appeal that the default length of a quote may be limited by traderji to a reasonable limit.
i blieve that a quote should be very brief like a bikini, but covering all salient points. did i cross any limit? if so, i'm sorry.
thanks.
I made this request earlier in a post (# 27 in this thread dt 27-oct-2005 as quoted above), but somehow it failed to get the attention of the boarders.
This could be a case in support of what vince was trying to say... of missing the proper link, down the history !
But still, I feel quotes should be used only in brief, that too only when required, just related to the particular point which is being replied. Even reference to post# and date may also be sufficient most of the times.
I repeat my appeal to traderji to restrict the length of quoted text to a max of say 500 characters, which will be approximately be 5 lines.
Traderji, pl respond and act based on the outcome of this thread.
I thank anil for reopening the topic.
murthymsr