Larry Dighera wrote:
Jim Logajan wrote:
It probably needs to be
reformatted since I'm not sure the Usenet style of quoting the text
being commented on is acceptable.

It's a clumsy mechanism, but I was unable to think of a better format.
A brief summary might overcome that objection. Have you a better
idea?

I was taught that in traditional prose one should summarize or otherwise
succinctly rephrase the main points that one is addressing. Or, where
context is understood by all readers, there is little need to reference the
original material. (Usenet and e-mail clients provide the wonderful tool of
easily allowing one to quote the material being addressed to provide the
context.) Otherwise I have no better idea.