| |
In lugnet.faq, Jacob Sparre Andersen writes:
> The HTML-to-text converter already exists (lynx -dump), and it
> inserts footnote-like[1] references in the text, so there
> isn't a serious need for repeating URL's as plain text.
Wow, that's great! That's actually the perfect thing to do. Somehow I
was led to believe someone was writing all the LUGNET tools themselves and that
everything inside angle brackets would be invisible.
So, let's see -- that means I can rewrite the FAQ answers I submitted to make
the URL links have labels, link "DACTA home page". That just leaves the issue
of readability. For now I'd like to leave the URL links set apart in their own
paragraphs because people still have to read these things in raw format, and it
really screws up a well written paragraph to have HTML tags in the middle.
So, this is mainly directed to Jeremy I guess: should I do any editing of the
links and resubmit?
- Robert Munafo
|
|
| |
Robert Munafo wrote:
> So, this is mainly directed to Jeremy I guess: should I do any editing of the
> links and resubmit?
Nah. Don't worry about it.
I'm taking the position that individual FAQ items written or edited by an
individual might as well carry some of that individual's stylistic
techniques -- "stylistic techniques" to me means things like writing style,
punctuation, etc. and ASCII formatting. As long as it falls within certain
social, LUGNETtiquette, and language norms, I'll just leave it alone.
Cheers,
- jsproat
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com>
http://www.io.com/~jsproat
Darth Maul Lives
|
|
| |
Robert Munafo wrote:
> In lugnet.faq, Jacob Sparre Andersen writes:
> > The HTML-to-text converter already exists (lynx -dump), and it
> > inserts footnote-like[1] references in the text, so there
> > isn't a serious need for repeating URL's as plain text.
> Wow, that's great! That's actually the perfect thing to do. Somehow I
> was led to believe someone was writing all the LUGNET tools themselves and that
> everything inside angle brackets would be invisible.
Actually, we were doing just that. We were ready to come out in the open
with our stealth ASCII technology, but then the USAF needed some of it to
bomb someone, and we couldn't talk about it for at least until the media
stopped getting excited.
BTW, this message contains a very nasty stealth ASCII computer virus. It
spreads itself by mailing everyone in your e-mail address book and your
phone book for good measure. Its effect: it'll infect everyone and their
computer and make them knuckle down and learn how to use LDraw. Oh, and
it'll run up to $500,000 US in phone sex calls to China, and it doesn't dial
10-10-220.
So, if you get the overwhelming urge to visit www.ldraw.org or if your
computer case gets purple and splotchy, respond to this message for the
cure.
Cheers,
- jsproat
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com>
http://www.io.com/~jsproat
Darth Maul Lives
|
|
| |
Hey, while you're at it, will you write one that makes people buy LEGO sets and
send me just the 2 x 2 tiles? They can use an envelope or a box, I don't care.
In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> [...]
> BTW, this message contains a very nasty stealth ASCII computer virus. It
> spreads itself by mailing everyone in your e-mail address book and your
> phone book for good measure. Its effect: it'll infect everyone and their
> computer and make them knuckle down and learn how to use LDraw. Oh, and
> it'll run up to $500,000 US in phone sex calls to China, and it doesn't dial
> 10-10-220.
> [...]
|
|
|
