Actually, I'd disagree with this 'etiquette' - thread followers will
already know the previous contributions, and would want to read the
present contribution, without having to scroll through (sometimes very)
lengthy quotes. People coming into an existing thread can always scroll
down to see the posts context, from then on, they can get to see the
follow-ons without all that tedious scrolling.
Just my tuppence worth
Jim


Anthony Edwards wrote:
On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 18:48:07 +0000 (UTC), David wrote:

It's often very difficult


To learn to post correctly? Actually, it's very easy. Simply follow
the directions at:

http://www.usenet.org.uk/ukpost.html

The section "3.1 How and why to quote properly" will be most useful in
this case.