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Subject: 
. market for HTML?
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lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.brickshops
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Sun, 14 Oct 2001 11:38:50 GMT
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Most of the threads started in the .market groups are basically
advertsiments. Is it time we allowed HTML posts in this group to help buyers
*&* sellers? Or are the text only NTTP crowd holding up progress!

Scott A



Message has 5 Replies:
  Re: . market for HTML?
 
(...) In what way would the use of HTML help either the buyers or the sellers? You can readily put links in straight text, and browser-based newsreaders will notice them and allow direct clicking on them. Opening up any group to HTML only opens them (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: . market for HTML?
 
(...) I agree with Chris, not sure I see how turning the market group into a Flashfest helps anyone. The links are there (in well crafted posts), and those interested can click them to learn more. But those just skimming should not pay the heavy (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: . market for HTML?
 
no, if so they have have a page for that and post the link here. This will be useful as it doesn't take more time/bandwith here, and the page remains.... Sonnich Scott A <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:GL71oq.MHM@lugnet.com... (...) (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: . market for HTML?
 
(...) This is a NNTP feed. I do not enjoy it when people mistake a news post for a web page (or IE document, but that is another rant). If people want to do all the glitz, let them make a webpage somewhere and post the link into .market My vote is (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: . market for HTML?
 
(...) Well, I'm not in the NNTP crowd, but I still think allowing HTML in posts would be a Bad Thing (even just in .market). I suppose the only thing I could see doing would be allowing FTX pages to be "posted" since they're less likely to break (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.admin.general)

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