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Re:Please do not write below the line by ryandrake on Monday October 21, 2024 @06:26PM (#41909219)
But OP was not planning on returning the letter, so it would never be scanned.

I think the BBC could have solved this preemptively, by simply making the letter say "Please do not write below this line, if you are returning the letter."

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Re:Please do not write below the line by elcomet on Monday October 21, 2024 @06:50PM (#41909381)
Why would they waste ink to print this ? If he doesn't return the letter, then it doesn't matter...
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Re:Please do not write below the line by DonsDiscountGas on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @06:50AM (#41923706)
Or it's a template that they use for a lot of things, many of which are intended to be returned, and nobody took the step to remove it since there is no harm in leaving it.

Also:

> Replies to letters are of course common whether they're expressly requested or not.

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