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>How about this spin on things: is there any point in posting a flat
>ASCII file version of an HTML FAQ which relies on crossreferences for
>much of its utility?

Certainly. If it is written in the form:

For more information click <a href="#lkj1234">here</a>.<p>

then the problem isn't really that it is hypertext. If it is of
the form:

(If you don't know how to chortle a widget, please see
<a href="#Sec5.2">Section 5.2</a>.)<p>

then it is still useful in ASCII. The links are less convenient
in ASCII, but they're still useful. You now have to consider your
users -- particularly the newbies who would ask a FAQ instead of
going directly to the archives for the html version.

Will _this_ portion of your users want to see

(If you don't know how to chortle a widget, please see
<a href="#Sec5.2">Section 5.2</a>.) <p>

and figure that they should ignore the weird stuff, or will it be
too much of a barrier? Will they be better off with

(If you don't know how to chortle a widget, please see Section 5.2.)

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