Tom Holub wrote:
>
> On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 10:37:30PM -0700, Steve Summit wrote:
> >
> > (And please don't focus on just the <B>/<I>/<UL> issue, or the
> > hyperlink-versus-URL issue. Those are just examples; the real
> > issue here is plain versus specialized text, in general.)
>
> I focused on those because they're the only things I use in my FAQ's.
> I certainly don't think the entire range of HTML and HTML-like code
> is acceptable for Usenet; perhaps we need "Usenet Markup Language".
> -Tom
"POD" a.k.a. "Plain Old Documentation" would serve this need;
it is readable in plain form, and has a bare minumum of tags
for creating things like bulleted lists and paragraph headings
and links.
It is what perl documentation is written in.
--
David Nicol 816.235.1187 nicold@umkc.edu
Imagine a young Jane Goodall running out of ink.
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