Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3964 mails)

[Randall R Schulz <rschulz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Saturday 06 November 2004 20:20, Ken Schneider wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-11-06 at 21:05, Randall R Schulz wrote:
> > On Saturday 06 November 2004 17:57, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> > > * Randall R Schulz <rschulz@xxxxxxxxx> [11-06-04 20:29]:
> > > ...
> > >
> > > > There is no objective reason to prohibit or even discourage
> > > > mark-up in email and on Usenet.
> > >
> > > Except, perhaps, in *this* forum where it is against list policy.
> > > Reason enough.
> >
> > "Irrational reason" is an oxymoron.
>
> Since it -is- list policy and you disagree with it you are free to
> start your own list under your own rules.

I'll use Patrick's.


What is the problem, anyway? I think mark-up should be allowed. There's 
no reason other than being backward to prohibit it. That's my position 
and I have no reason to change it. Why does that translate into jumping 
ship? Can I not have an opinion without it turning into a big protest 
movement?


> --
> Ken Schneider

RRS