Am 10. September 2015 um 20:04 h schrieb Peter Constable:
[…] creating a Web page containing (say) some Latin characters - not obscure, […] to use (say) Notepad and entering HTML numeric character references; and that my findings were that it worked.
Q1: Would you find that to be an interesting post […]
A1: No, because the scenario given is about a standard technique that every list participant is supposed to be aware of. I’d simply ignore a message of this type. If, however, a message were asking a question on this technique, I’d probably sent the author a short reply pointing to the pertinent FAQ entry, or HTML tutorial.
Q2: If I were to send messages along that line on a regular basis, would that add value to your participation in the list, or reduce it?
A2: Neither. If a particular author became notorious of this sort of contributions, I’d start to ignore his messages, altogether. If his messages would develop into a nuisance, I’d add him to the filter rules of my e-mail client.
Q3: If 50 people (still a small portion of the list membership) were to send messages along that line on a regular basis, would that add value to your participation in the list, or reduce it?
A3: All of them would not start doing so at the same time, wouldn’t they? Hence, A2 would apply, on a per-case basis, without much ado. Best wishes, Otto
