Re: Trimming email replies in gnus/message-mode

Martin Kjær Jørgensen <[email protected]> writes:

> To those of you who uses gnus+message-mode in your daily lives; how do
> you trim quoted text when replying (posting) emails?
>
> Do you manually remove excess reply level texts, or do you have some
> function or enabled variables that takes care of it automatically?
> Especially when dealing with "large" replies.

Just my personal opinion of course, but - no, nothing automatic.

It's your message, your responsibility.  Is there a value in the
contents of such a block for the reader of your answer?

If the answer is "yes", then I edit the thing manually, trying to keep
only the (most) relevant parts.

If the answer is "no", then I delete everything with level > 1, or even
everything.  The crucial question for me is: how relevant is the
quoted context for understanding the content of _my_ answer.

Automatisms do not make answers more readable.


Michael.