Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/11/01/17:25:17
You'll get your ass kicked (or back orificed) if people here that!
Nicolas Blais
Ralph Proctor wrote:
>
> At 10:00 PM 10/31/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >I started that whole HTML subject (by posting in HTML). I though
> >everyone was lucky enough to view HTML. I guess I was wrong, so I
> >wouldn't mind if you ban HTML, I think you should ban it too. My
> >browser is now changed to text. I counted all those replies, wow, I'm
> >just 15 and whole lot of people hate me now, *sight* (<-- as in bold).
> >
> >Anyway, maybe someday (like in the 2020's), people will ask to ban text.
> >
> >The lonely Nicolas Blais.
>
> Your browser is now changed to text??
> Oh no, I would not do that. HTML is just wonderful for that purpose.
> MY MY, even GOO-ees have their place in the scheme of things.
> [GUI: graphical user interface]
>
> I presume *sight* means sigh? If so, I know the feeling well.
> If it means sight, I don't understand.
>
> Please continue to enjoy your HTML, GUIs and whatever else keeps you
> informed, but program in ASCII text, and when you can, transmit in
> that form. Oh I know you can program in HTML, Word, WordPerfect,
> and a bunch of other things, but why bother? ASCII is so simple????
>
> Now, hold on, if you want to send me an attachment of a real good
> FORTRAN tutorial in HTML, oh boy, I would like that--but maybe
> the 2000 other people on this list would not appreciate it.
>
> Have a good life,
>
> Ralph
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