Maybe people who regularly post one to two line pop-offs that either generalize too much, offer too little explanation, or contain vague or ambiguous references should also suffer a similar fate, Davros.
The main reason it's done is becuase the "quote" feature allows you to make a reponsive post, while at the same time keeping the post you're responding to on the screen for ease of reference. At that point, it's just easiest to go insert a few quote tags and take the thing point-by-point. At least it shows the respect of paying attention to the individual points made by the original author, perhaps helping to avoid the "that's not what I said" defense.
[ 07-08-2004, 11:09 AM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]