Posted by marksisson on 01/25/06 06:52

> >> And how would one know to *which* "gestalt" one is replying if nothing
> >> is quoted?

Of course not, wouldn't you assume that it is a reference to all of
it's predecessors? I would. That's exactly the effect I intended to
have in my un-quoted post above.

> >
> > Well, the gestalt of the whole thread... when nothing is quoted, I
> > expect the resulting post to stand on its own.

Agree.

>
> So you just pick a random post from a thread and press reply?
>
> > When I respond to an
> > entire gestalt, I formulate my posts to stand on their own. Somebody
> > coming in fresh (my post is the first they see) could take it as an
> > initial post and not lose anything,

When appropriate I prefer this as well. If the commentary requires
context then by all means use quotes. But if doesn't, it's a waste of
bits and readers' time.

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