This article is from the Vietnam FAQ, by Brian Ross, John R. Tegtmeier, Edwin E. Moise, Frank Vaughan, John Tegtmeier with numerous contributions by others.
It is the policy of the newsgroup that quoted material must be presented
verbatim, although it should be trimmed to a manageable length. If quoted
material is changed in a manner that, in the judgement of the moderators,
changes the original author's meaning or intent then the moderators may
either restore the original quoted material, and post a notice that they
have done so, or return the posting to the author with instructions to
restore the quote and resubmit.
The moderators may also trim excessive quotation of old material, or, at
their discretion, return it to the poster in accordance with netiquette and
accepted practice on the usenet. In the event moderators trim excessively
quoted material, they may, but are not required to, add an advisory to the
message similar to:
[Excessively quoted material trimmed by the moderator.]
The moderator's will honor any poster's request to have articles returned
rather than trimmed.
 
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