[news.groups] Citing .signatures

tale@cs.rpi.edu (David C Lawrence) (12/28/89)

In article <507@sci34hub.UUCP> gary@sci34hub.UUCP (Gary Heston) goes
on a bit of an excursion from the Pink Floyd group argument into a
paragraph which complains mightily about some .signature tom-foolery
perpetuated by Thom Rounds.  A rather odd flame of this appears under
the original subject in alt.flame.

I am here reposting a somewhat milder version of the question I would
sincerely like answered.  Why do people quote .signatures in follow-
ups when they are not making any comment regarding them?  I honestly
do not see the point.  Thanks to those who provide some insight into
this phenomenon.

Dave
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