Art Deco writes:

Jeff?Relf wrote:

By the way, I ( for one ) am very put-off with people ( like you )
who begin their posts with crap like:
' =?UTF-8?Q?Jeff=E2=96=B2Relf?= writes: '.

I much prefer those who concisely paraphrase
( or quote with ' ' quote marks, as books do ).
For any half-competent Usenetter, the thread is still there.

This is Usenet convention for decades now. It is useful (no matter what
the newsreader is) because the point being replied to is right there,
amd you don't have to chase the References: thread. Also if you're
replying to one or two points from a 200 line post, you don't have to
(re)read the 200 line post and try to figure out which point is being
commented on.

If you don't like it, feel free to go away, as Usenet isn't for you.

No one cares, JeffglyphRelf. As long as you continue to flaunt
usenet conventions, you will continue to be laughed at and scorned.

ITYM 'flout' usenet conventions.