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On 29 Apr 1998 13:40:53 GMT, nguyen@netspace.net.au (Jim Nguyen)
wrote:

> Again your attitude is that of a typical elitist (wannabe). You think 
> you're some hardcore net wizard because you can tap-out raw html. "Hey 
> babe I can code raw html." isn't going to get you in bed with anyone. I'm 
> sorry but html is a sinch to learn.

 Damn.  There goes my trump card, I can speak not only raw html, but
also raw irc, pop3 and smtp.  I was going to learn nntp but never had
the need to :)  Tonight I sleep alone again... :(

> Yes our saving grace is the WYSIWYG editor which is a blow to your elitist 
> paradise because everybody can now produce top notch webpages without 
> having to bother with html. 

 To be honest I'd want to check the HTML output of any editor just to
make sure it hasn't added 50  's with no purpose, as I've seen
before.  It certainly pays to have an understanding of the nuts &
bolts of what you're trying to use.

[someone else wrote:]
> : In anycase HTML is a form of programming language.

HTML = HyperText _Markup_ Language (ie, not a programming language).

> Very basic it is too and not particularly challenging either.

 You got it, it's not too difficult for us (well me anyway) net-nerds
to grasp :)  But never ever overestimate the intelligence of the
newbie who just unpacked their brand new $5000 machine they got from
Dick Smith... and are wondering what bit the mouse is.

- Dave (pooky a@t caverock d.t net d.t nz)

"And you can dream, so dream out loud
 You know that your time is coming 'round
 So don't let the bastards grind you down" - U2 "Acrobat"