use of html now acceptable ?

[Keith Mastin]

> I notice the use of html emoticons (i.e. smileys etc) creeping into
> technical discussion lists. Is this now considered good form?
>
> I don't wish to be labelled a curmudgeon, but let's all try to use
> "big boy/big girl" grammar and form. Slang usage such as bein', n e ways
> etc are best left in informal forums such as instant messaging. Turn off
> the html PLEASE.

No HTML,m Wrap below 80 lines... that's the TLUG standard. My
understanding of emoticons is that they are a graphic, where a smiley is
ASCII.

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Keith
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