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Yeah, great idea. Formatting never adds information to plain text.

• iron_ball 16y ago
  I wouldn't say _never_. But pretty close.
  • tiles 16y ago
    Hey, you expressed emphasis in plain text without using formatting!
    • mattmillr 16y ago
      No, just markup. Much easier to parse...
• qjz 16y ago
  If you write well, removing the formatting won't delete information.
• jorangreef 16y ago
  Formatting helps the least, those who use it most.
• gte910h 16y ago
  Some people can use it for good. Many other people just add headache, not useful emphasis.
  • endtime 16y ago
    I think the better curmudgeonly solution, then, is not to read email from people who use HTML without restraint, rather than not to read email from people who use HTML.
    • gte910h 16y ago
      I've found being the asshole tech guy who pulls crap like that is a losing strategy. Perhaps I'm just not good enough at being the asshole tech guy who pulls crap like this though.
      • endtime 16y ago
        I'm not suggesting either; I'm just proposing a less "asshole tech guy" solution than what the original commenter said: "I am seriously considering just dropping all HTML email."
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