short answer: yes.
longer answer, if you can use a mail application and pop everything from gmail, then you would be able to do this a bit better. unfortunately webmail doesn't have the functionality of a desktop or portable app.
On Aug 13, 2010, at 11:28 AM, Mark Phillips wrote:
> How does one get gmail to "prune the excess"? I have tried highlighting just the lines I want to quote and then clicking on reply, but I get the entire message and all the history. Do I have to manually delete all the lines I don't want in each reply?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Stephen <cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
> This Has been turned into a heated debate twice here since i was on
> list, I prefer top post with relevant information added below, trimmed
> if excessive. But thats just me.
>
> there are many on list that would heatedly argue for a bottom post so
> they have the history first. who knows. I have liked how Gmail can
> prune the excess for me.
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:12 PM, John <jharitos@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I like top posting myself but some lists will run you off for top posting so I just bottom post to be on the safe side.
> >
> > --- On Thu, 8/12/10, Technomage_Hawke <technomage.hawke@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Technomage_Hawke <technomage.hawke@gmail.com>
> >> Subject: request you top post please
> >> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> >> Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 7:47 PM
> >> I know we've had this discussion
> >> before but I need to ask again.
> >>
> >> will you folks at least top post your replies. I find it
> >> difficult yo go through all those replies to get to the
> >> response at the bottom. If you think I am kidding, please
> >> imagine yourself either reading this list by braille or
> >> listening to it by text to speech. believe me, 2 or 3
> >> replies deep with the plug advertisement in between gets old
> >> fast.
> >>
> >> Believe me, I don't make this request lightly. I had recent
> >> changes in what was left of my eyesight, thus making it
> >> impossible for me to even read large print. before I would
> >> work around this problem by skimming. I can't do that
> >> anymore. I have to depend on speech for now until I get
> >> braille trained.
> >>
> >> if you feel you must bottom post, don't quote all that
> >> data, trim to the salient point then post.
> >>
> >> Again, I don't request this lightly. I also ask that you
> >> understand my position and why I ask this.
> >>
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