Former skywester here, from what I remember I used to ask myself "will this cause crew support even the most minuscule amount of work or effort?" If the answer was yes, you might as well not even call them.
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AUpilot77
Thanks for your response. Is it possible to pick up a trip posted by someone else to modify the reserve days? For example if I was scheduled for reserve Wednesday through Sunday, could I pick up a 4 day trip that starts on the Friday and get dropped from the Wednesday and Thursday reserve?