What if I cut the other guys post in a manner that truncates what hes saying and takes his remarks out of context, potentially skewing his meaning?
A. Don’t do that. If it’s at all unclear, the phrase “[SNIP]” is a pretty good indication that you cut something. If you play it right, you can even get in a friendly jab here: “[INCESSANT RAMBLING LIBERALLY SNIPPED]” or something along those lines. Q. My newsreader gives me the choice of posting messages in “Plain Text” or “Rich Text.” Why would I ever want to use “Plain Text?” It seems like “Rich Text” would be a lot more attractive. A. It is, however, some newsreaders don’t deal well with rich text, which is basically just HTML-enhanced plain text. When you post a message like that, those users have to wade through a ton of HTML “tags” to discern what you were trying to say. In addition, HTML messages open up all the potential security risks of web pages if you aren’t running a tight ship. For this reason, Steve has recently banned HTML altogether. If you’re a newbie trying to figure out why every post you try to make disappears into the bit bucket, never to be seen again, you might
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