Walrus,
Agreed, it has it's benefits. But some are not proficient enough, or in too much of a hurry to delete the unnecessary text (or images) as you describe.
You can always use the Quote Tags to accomplish the same thing:
would look like:
This is what I want to Quote with no spaces at beginning or end
Bill
[This message has been edited by Bill Addiss (edited 01-10-2003).]