Re: Unintended Joke of the Day

UnsteadyKen said:

>> Is a Dork Point what you get when you mindlessly snip the im****tant
part
>> of a post?

>No George. The much coveted Dork Points are only awarded when quoting
>the entire message to which one is replying, thus giving no clue as to
>which part of the message is being responded to.
>
>For your edification, here is a quote from:
>http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html
>>"To prevent hideously long posts with a minimal account of new text, it 
>>is good Usenet practice to remove the non-relevant parts and optionally 
>>summarize the relevant parts of the original post, with regard to one's 
>>reply."

What does "summarize the relevant parts" mean on your planet?