On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 01:43:52PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Absolutely. The point of quoting previous messages is not to replicate
> the entire thread in each message; we have archives for that. The point
> is to *briefly* remind readers what it is that you're responding to.
> If you can't be brief, you are disrespecting your readers by wasting their
> time. They've probably already read the earlier part of the thread anyway.
Totally agree, and I am seeing non-trimmed bottom posts more often on
the hackers list than I used to. I am thinking someone needs to start a
hackers thread about that.
Amen to the usability of the archives with no thread breaks --- I am
sure that was not easy.
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