Posted by Toby A Inkster on 05/30/07 10:40

El Kabong wrote:

> Being listed as "Highest Percentage of Original Text" makes me nervous. Is
> that good, bad, or "who cares"?

Most people would regard a high percentage of original text as being a
good thing: in general, it indicates that you're contributing information
rather than simply regurgitating it.

Excessive quoting can make a post annoying to read, and the people on the
list of the lowest percentage of original text should consider this when
they post.

On the other hand, excessive trimming of a quoted post can be almost as
bad.

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