Hi tweeters,

I already sent almost the same message, two or three months ago, but
I'm afraid I have to do it again.

I think most people will agree that, when someone is answering (or
following up) a previous post, it is not interesting to include
the whole previous message.
It is a lost of bandwidth, and moreover, as was stated earlier, some
people have to *pay* according to the amount of characters they receive.
So sending a already posted message another time as an included one is
not the kind of thing they will appreciate (I must confess that I am
not in this case, that's why I feel even more comfortable complaining
about this).
Just including a few sentences to set the context is generally enough.

Also, some posters (no names here, they will know I am talking about them :-)
include their answer *before* the included message. It forces the reader
to go back and forth to remember what the question or context was.

So please, spend a minute editing your reply so as to make it easier
to read for other tweeters.

THANKS for reading to the end

No flames on me please, or I will start another thread about dog owners :-)
I had a pretty bad experience with one this week-end (moreover, beleive it
or not, the guy was a *birder*).

Serge "hating (most of) dog owners today" Le Huitouze

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