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authorThomas Schwinge <tschwinge@gnu.org>2008-04-01 11:08:51 +0200
committerThomas Schwinge <tschwinge@gnu.org>2008-04-01 11:08:51 +0200
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How to reply to messages, don't top-post, link to wikipedia.
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@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ appropriately. Respect this.
It is rarely appropriate to cc multiple lists. Sometimes it is. In that case,
do so. If in doubt, don't; just choose the single most appropriate list.
+When replying to others, please don't top-post and trim the existing text to
+quote only the sections you're actually replying to. See [[wikipedia
+Posting_style]] for further reading, especially [[wikipedia
+Posting_style#Inline_replying]].
+
+Also see these general notes about [[community/communication]].
+
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