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Interleave or bottom-post replies, and trim quotations to quote only relevant parts. Previous discussion is always available in full in the [[http:// | Interleave or bottom-post replies, and trim quotations to quote only relevant parts. Previous discussion is always available in full in the [[http:// | ||
- | ===== Don't reply to announcement threads | + | ===== Don't reply to [CSSWG] |
Occasionally a CSSWG member will post meeting minutes, a draft publication announcement, | Occasionally a CSSWG member will post meeting minutes, a draft publication announcement, | ||
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+ | ===== Use standard text conventions for quotes, not colors or name-tags ===== | ||
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+ | Some mail clients like Outlook prefer to indicate quoted text simply by coloring it (often a dark blue). | ||
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+ | Alternately, | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | [AB] And then I said, rectum, I hardly knew 'im! | ||
+ | I don't get the joke. | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | This is often unclear in the best of situations, again, but as soon as someone quotes a second time, the quoting level is lost entirely, and the email becomes an unreadable mess. | ||
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+ | Prefer, instead, to quote using the standard text convention of prepending a ">" | ||
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+ | If you must, use a proper ''< |