> >>> Why slashes? Because in > >>> Thunderbird (and I thought it was standard, whereas I am probably > >> wrong) > >>> the following applies: _underline_, *bold*, /italics/. Since > >> _underline_ > >>> is for links and *bold* is for emphasis thus what remains is > >> /italics/ > >>> for emotions. > >> > >> since long before Thunderbird, i've clung to the notion that > >> _underscore_ indicates italics, but you've made me suddenly question > >> that ... > > > > it doesn't really matter. They're all nerdisms, and using them in a > > photography mailing list is bad manners. > > Respectfully disagree, and wonder if there really is an 'elements of > style' guideline specifically for a photography mailing list??
Who knows? But that's not the point. The point is that using nerdisms in a community which is largely non-nerd is the equivalent of all those native English speakers who refuse to talk anything but English when they're abroad. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
