Re: MindSpring joins other ISPs in filtering HTML posts

Colin Douthwaite wrote:
> Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> >I think you must be very confused Colin!
> >Your post has _nothing_ to do with the html discussions here recently.
[ 8< ]
> OK, maybe I am confused, but in my view discussion of how to present
> Ascii Art in HTML documents belongs in *.html or html.*
> newsgroups,

It is being discussed there too.

> or alternatively on people's websites where full
> illustrations of html-ised ascii-art pictures can be displayed along
> with the tutorial and advice. References to the websites can always be made.

And WHY doesn't it belong in this newsgroup? As far as I can see the
topic "how to present ascii art in html" concerns both html and ascii
art.

> Same applies to Java in my view. I really don't think alt.ascii-art
> is the place for tutorials on the use of HTML or JAVA or even
> coloured ascii-artwork. Just my opinion.

What do you mean? I don't think I have seen *any* discussions about Java
in this newsgroup - ever.

> Discussion here in alt.ascii-art can surely only lead to newcomers
> thinking that actual HTML postings are welcome here...

Why whould they think that? Or do you belong to the group of people who
think that talking about sex in schools will lead to more teenages
having sex?

[ 8< ]
> > (hint: I know _html_newsgroups_ where html posts get flamed... The
> > discussion there is _about_ html, not _in_ html...)
> 
> Some newsgroups readers hate even the mention of HTML on Usenet.

It would be pretty weird if the people in alt.html and
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html did not mention html... Those are
two text-only newsgoups (just like alt.animals.felines and
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes are text-only newsgroups) where people DISCUSS
how to write html. If you make a post to either of these groups USING
html you will most likely be flamed for it.

> Others see it's use in newsgroups as a form of Net-Abuse and say it
> should be confined to the Web, and the Web is _not_ Usenet. Still
> others consider HTML as binary postings.

Yes, I definitely agree with you on these points. I still don't see how
they relate to discussing how to present ascii art in html.

> Hey, I just had a late thought...perhaps the moderated newsgroup,
> "rec.arts.ascii" would welcome HTML stuff ?   :-)  :-)
> 

Well, why don't you try and see if our friend the moderator is awake and
will accept that as on-topic.  :)


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