In some cases, for example where an insert is too long or leads to a nested response, readability is improved by this pattern, agreed. On the other hand, the ability to interject something in a Different Voice, whether signed or unsigned, within existing Thread Mode or Document Mode, is one of the greatest and most wonderful freedoms on Wiki. Like all freedoms, it can be abused [wot like this? no that's just you talking to yourself], indeed badly abused. One of the better Patterns Of Interjection [note: please insert an expanded version of this sentence in that page if it's worth creating] is to point out the relevance of an existing page or to include a Prompting Statement. High quality (often highly amusing) interjections are one of the reasons that I consider Wiki much better for writing and editing Thread Mode than newsgroups. Particularly the editing. -- Richard Drake