> I've started to pick this habit up myself. Yet on other forums I'm on they merely delete the entire last message and type away with their own stuff. The whole reason I brought this up is because I want to know why you guys write replies this way, and if you always did. I'm intrigued.

Well, since it can be days, weeks, sometimes even years between the posting of the original post and your relpy you almost need to keep bits of the original, so people will know what you are talking about. Especially if you are refering to a particular statement or answereing a question.

> Qua "has nothing better to do than closely inspect message forum replies" rtz
> ~~*Q*~~

Sen'noting better to do that answere questions possed by those that closely inspect message forum replies'try