Sorry for insulting you, Herbert.

    What is the life without "partially insulting  references",
 without different opinions and different font types, sizes
 and colours?
    Who we are: small grey gear wheels synchronously
 rotating inside a darkness of a big machine, moving
 nobody knows  where?

   Sorry again for insulting you.
   Best regards.
   Mike.

Herbert Graf wrote:
> > Herbert Graf wrote:
> > .
> > >         For example, everybody has a different opinion of what
> > > font type, size and colour they want to view their messages in,
> > > and all those opinions differ from mine. With plain text I choose
> > > how the message is displayed on my computer. By you using
> > > HTML YOU choose how messages are displayed on MY
> > > machine, THIS is why it is frowned upon.
> > .
> >     ??? Weighty argument against HTML. Do not let a stupid
> >  author compose his work his way. You're right: YOUR machine
> >  is YOUR  property, ALL postings should look like YOU want,
> >  not the author does. Stop the danger of "different opinions".
>
>         I think I see where you're trying to go with this and I think
you're
> overreacting, and am partially insulted by the reference.
>
>         I can give a perfect example of this sort of thing in
practice. For
> example, imagine reading a newspaper where every article used a
different
> font, size, colour and background? Would YOU want to read this
newspaper?
> Most people would say no, they want all the articles in the same font,
size
> and colour.
>
>         It is the same with the PICLIST, there are many different
"articles" read
> in rapid succession, consistancy of font, size and colour is required
for
> efficient reading of the contents. Being an admin I HAVE to view all
the
> threads (mainly for the odd vacation reply and that sort of thing) and
I
> find it very important that each posting has the same "look".
>
>         Now, I'll be a little cruel here and say, if you don't like
it, then leave
> and create your own list, see what kind of following it gets. TTYL

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