On 15/8/08 11:39, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:
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It's all in here somewhere.
http://www.usenet.org.uk/usenet-information.html

and more specifically here
http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quoting.html

Those are good, dispassionate articles which explain the matter very well,
IMO. There will, of course, now be a furious debate on top-posting,
attributions and yet more on snipping. ;-))
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