Threadtiquette

Son of Witz · 06 Jan 2011, 19:17 · from 2011-January.txt.gz

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From: Sonofwitz at butcherbaker.org (Son of Witz)
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:17:43 -0800
Subject: (urth) Threadtiquette
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On Jan 6, 2011, at 11:07 AM, Ant?nio Pedro Marques <entonio at gmail.com> wrote:

> Son of Witz wrote (06-01-2011 18:56):
> 
>> It would be even better then, if I could have my replies with the <
>> character insted of the colored pipes? Does anyone know how to do that
>> on the iOS or Android? Not sure if it is an iOption, though I know how
>> to do it on a desktop mail program.
> 
> Don't worry. The coloured pipes are just for display - they are > characters in the source, the iDevice just shows them as pipes.
> 
> Of course these aren't hard and set rules, but I do think they simplify our life if they are mostly adhered to.
> 
> I suppose this sounds conceited to the people who've been writing here for decades, but it's not. I welcome the Benewiczian cooperation.

It's not conceited, or too oedantic, in my opinion. If we all followed it the list would be much easier to read.

I didn't realize about the iDevice pipe-switch. How "magical."

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