begin  quoting Carl Lowenstein as of Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 07:09:33PM -0800:
> On 11/2/06, Stewart Stremler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snip]
> >Or, in other words, who are we targeting the webpage towards? The
> >average newbie user looking to learn about Linux, or the regular
> >web-oriented gurus who make their browser dance and OC3 lines to
> >their parent's basement?
> 
> General question:  why should any webpage set font sizes different
> from browser defaults?  I realize that there is always someone who
> "knows better".  The original intent of the WWW was to transmit
> information, although it has been perverted into an entertainment
> medium.  I would rather be informed than entertained.

I'm not so sure that the original intent of the WWW was information;
and I'm *certain* it's ability to do so was not what made it so 
popular.

But informed versus entertained is a good goal.

Do you check "Always Use My Fonts" and "Always Use My Colors" ?

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