This is just a suggestion (and not directed at anyone in particular):
When a post using the Yahoo editor includes quoted text from two or
more previous posts, things can get a little knotty. For example:
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com Joe xxx (abbr. email) wrote:
--- In <yada yada> Sam yyy wrote:
post ...
more post ...another paragraph ...
another post ...
more of another post ...
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Factor in lines that end up fragmented over to a second line and it
takes some mental gymnastics to sort out who said what. Include
sections of 3 quoted posts and you can pretty much forget about it.
Quoted text is a godsend in fully grasping the context of a reply and
the effort of those who take the time to extract the most critical
portions of a post is really appreciated.
While it takes a bit more effort, separating out the attributions and
matching it to the related text will ensure that your courtesy of
including quoted text is truly effective. (Dropping the extraneous
stuff from the "Joe wrote" helps too.) Again, as example:
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Joe xxx wrote:
post ...
more post ...another paragraph ...
Sam yyy replied:
another post ...
more of another post ...
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Hopefully my comments won't be taken as a --
"Well ... if you'd just be so good as to ... <SIGH, nose in the air>"
-- producing a "get over it, will ya" 
As I said, just a suggestion.
- Harry
