Wayne Smith <[log in to unmask]> [2002-11-18 07:25]:

> Now with faster links, what's the gain in worrying about including some
> junk at the end of a post?

if you were a digest subscriber on a list where everyone top posts and
includes ALL of the prior 3-4 messages, forcing you to scroll through the
junk to see the next message, you might be more concerned about it.

It's a situation where one rude or ignorant person wastes the time of many
others -- perhaps thousands -- and also may cause some of the most important
contributors to leave the list.

-rex