what

[Gene Veach]

what does this mean [ snip ]

[JosAH]

what does this mean [ snip ]

It's a written form of the sound of a pair of scissors; it indicates that the author had cut away some of the text (possibly some quoted text written by somebody else).

kind regards,

Jos

[Nepomuk]

...it indicates that the author

...or a moderator...

had cut away some of the text (possibly some quoted text written by somebody else).

Greetings,
Nepomuk

[JosAH]

...or a moderator...

... which never can be an author ...

kind regards,

Jos ;-)

[Nepomuk]

... which never can be an author ...

Or at least never has to be. ^^

Greetings,
Nepomuk