From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Mon, 4 Jun 2018 20:25:42 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"   
    wrote:   
      
   >The problem does _appear_ to be with the combination of Google Groups,   
   >and/or its user interface, and its use by gmail users. Although it is   
   >_possible_ for those reading us by that means to send a private email   
   >reply, the "post followup" option seems to be the one easiest to use;   
   >also, it would _appear_ that the date, though as you say visible, is not   
   >obvious to them. Also, there must be _something_ about the interface   
   >that encourages them to quote very little of the post they are   
   >responding to, sometimes none, and certainly usually not enough that   
   >anyone seeing just their new post will be able to know what they're on   
   >about.   
      
   I see nothing wrong with responding to old posts.   
      
   The trouble with people doing so from GoogleGroups is that they have   
   crippled their editor so that it doesn't do proper reply quoting and   
   it doesn't wrap long lines.   
      
   Thgus if someone replies to an old message from GoogleGroups, with no   
   quote from the original message, on often has no idea what they are   
   replying to, and there is incomplete information.   
      
      
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