In reply to Gerrit and Ray:
It's clear that Jack would not have defended his position with such enthusiasm if no one had answered.
Correct. My remark about excessive posting was not limited to Jack.
Most keyboards have a feature which is consistent
with >having a life. It's the delete button. Some of us are >even so advanced that we can delete several messages >at once. :-)
Don't complain about messages; the subject is clear, you know what thread it's a part of, and you are very welcome to delete any message you like.
With the enormous output of mails some participants produce here and the impossibility of reading all of them, important arguments can be overlooked easily. On top of that, the arguments of members who don't have the time to write a dozen or more e-mails per day are sometimes drowned out by an overly productive minority.
I've sure heard about that delete button but I think it can't replace a sound culture of discussion. In an oral conversation you can't talk 80% of the time. Here, I sometimes get the impression that some people believe the more (and the longer) e-mails they write, the more right they are.
Sorry, I just needed to get rid of this.
Have a nice weekend!
Arbeo
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