Mosh Teitelbaum wrote: > >There have been standard conventions for emphasizing text in > >email/usenet for ages.
Claude Schneegans wrote: > As you say quite judiciously, they have been there for ages. > It's about time we use something not so obsolete. I wouldn't call them "obsolete." "Old" maybe, but not "obsolete." And there's nothing wrong with using an old standard as long as it works. If something better comes along, by all means, switch to the new standard. But HTML is not necessarily better. There are numerous reasons (see all 3,000 messages in this thread for a taste) why HTML is not necessarily an appropriate means of implying emphasis. -- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 942-5378 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
