I don't care either way but I think a poster who perhaps gives small relavant quotes from an article or a short precis coupled with thier concerns is more likely to be taken seriously than one who just quotes bulky messages verbatim from other sources.

At times, it hasn't been clear what the poster's opinion on the subject they have posted on is or even why they posted.

In that sense, Joe's rule perhaps will help some make their points more clearly.