Xenophaneros Anartaxius: > To me, everybody on this this forum looks like text. > Well there's text, and then there is plain text.
Do you notice how there is an right angle bracket before each sentence Turq posts? He learned that from Judy over on Usenet, years ago. Others just use text wrap and so it looks messy with only one right angle bracket. Sometimes, when newbies post they don't snip, so the whole thing becomes a jumble to look at. Remember, you're dealing with professional writers with Barry and Judy - one does contract work for IBM with user manuals and 'Editpad'; the other uses 'Word'. They've been at this for decades. So, yes, it's text, but professionally formatted for easy reading. Everyone knows that plain text with line breaks is the preferred format for discussion groups. Go figure. http://www.editpadlite.com/ > > > Ann, I'm going to rap about this for a bit, because > > > it's touched on the very thing that keeps me inter- > > > ested in this and other spiritual forums. At this > > > stage in my life, I find myself not terribly inter- > > > ested in the "spirituality" per se. Just not my > > > cuppa tea. But the *people* on these forums, and > > > the dichotomy between who and what they present > > > themselves to be and who and what I and others > > > perceive them to be, that I find endlessly > > > fascinating. > > > > > > With many people on FFL, I find very little difference > > > between who they present themselves to be and who I > > > perceive them to be. I think Rick and Alex are very > > > much what they present themselves to be, as is Curtis. > > > > > > With others, I see a BIG difference. The latter I would > > > characterize as lacking in self-knowledge or the ability > > > to honestly self-assess, > > > > > Quote of the week ! > > > > After days of refusing to back up his claims of staying in a thoughtless > > state for 20 minutes at will this fellow accuses others "of lacking in > > self-knowledge or the ability > > to honestly self-assess" ! > > > > This fellow is truly born with the gift of audacity. > > > After days of refusing to back up his claims of staying in a thoughtless > state for 20 minutes at will this fellow accuses others >