Path: utzoo!utstat!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!menudo.uh.edu!nuchat!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: news.software.b Subject: Re: Why can't I include more? Message-ID: Date: 11 Oct 90 23:53:49 GMT References: <154@wgate.UUCP> <1990Oct11.161136.10799@zoo.toronto.edu> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 10 In article <1990Oct11.161136.10799@zoo.toronto.edu> henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes: > This was a misguided attempt to enforce morality in late releases of B News. > The only result has been an explosion of creativity in quoting conventions, > making it much more difficult for smart news readers to parse articles. I don't know. I've shortened messages on the odd occasion when I've gone over the limit. It doesn't stop jerks from being jerks, but it acts as a useful warning for the rest of us. Perhaps a "Do you really mean to do this" message would be better. -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' +1 713 274 5180. 'U` peter@ferranti.com