[uf-discuss] mark-up formatting in e-mail (was: hCite elevator pitch and my bibliography generator))

[Tantek Ç elik]

On 3/24/07 4:19 AM, "Andy Mabbett" <andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:

> In message <AF8E38D1-0EF6-4FD0-963A-AD7B89289070 at iki.fi>, Henri Sivonen
> <hsivonen at iki.fi> writes
> 
>> <dt id="ref-Howcome">[Cascading]</dt><dd><p><a href="http:// people.ope
>> ra.com/howcome/2006/phd/"><cite class="title">Cascading  Style
>> Sheets</cite></a>. <span class="author">Håkon Wium Lie</span>.  PhD
>> thesis, <span class="school">University of Oslo</span>, <span
>> class="year">2005</span>. <span class="urlwrap"><a href="http://
>> people.opera.com/howcome/2006/phd/" class="url">http:// people.opera.co
>> m/howcome/2006/phd/</a> (referenced: <span  class="refdate">2007-02-26<
>> /span>)</span></p></dd>
> 
> Please - everyone - format your mark-up examples to be readable in plain
> text e-mails. For example:
> 
>       <dt id="ref-Howcome">[Cascading]</dt>
> 
>       <dd><p>
> 
>       <a href="http:// people.opera.com/howcome/2006/phd/"><cite
>       class="title">Cascading  Style Sheets</cite></a>.
> 
>       <span class="author">Håkon Wium Lie</span>.  PhD thesis,
> 
>       <span class="school">University of Oslo</span>,
> 
>       <span class="year">2005</span>.
> 
>       <span class="urlwrap">
> 
>       <a href="http:// people.opera.com/howcome/2006/phd/"
>       class="url">http:// people.opera.com/howcome/2006/phd/</a>
> 
>       (referenced:
> 
>       <span  class="refdate">2007-02-26</span>)</span>
> 
>       </p></dd>
> 
> You might also remove extraneous detail, so that :
> 
>       <a href="http:// people.opera.com/howcome/2006/phd/"
>       class="url">http:// people.opera.com/howcome/2006/phd/</a>
> 
> becomes:
> 
>       <a href="..." class="url">...</a>
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> I suggest that this request be written into the mailing list policies.

It is a good suggestion to request that markup examples have whitespace
added for readability.  Added to mailing-list wiki page:

http://microformats.org/wiki/mailing-lists#General_guidelines

Thanks,

Tantek