Posted by Justin on 11/16/16 11:36

NRen2k5 wrote on [Wed, 04 Jan 2006 09:41:57 -0500]:
> Jim wrote:
>> In article <PeMuf.62090$DQ4.1774585@weber.videotron.net>, NRen2k5 wrote:
>>
>>>Justin wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Yep. There's something to be said from a text and keyboard only based
>>>>interface for messaging.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Carrier pigeons too.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Oh, stop being silly.
>>
>> The good thing about plain text is that it makes you concentrate on
>> what you're trying to actually say, rather than concentrating on
>> what it looks like.
>
> Emphasis is important. What's silly is clinging to standards which are
> more restrictive than useful.
>
> I'm all for standards, but like anything else, standards have to change
> once in a while.

Why do you want to add HTML to a post? There's no reason for it.

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