I don't generally allow "Meta" discussion, i.e., posts about the Digest itself, but I'm breaking my own rule in this case.
Here's why: one of the readers has objected to my practice of re-formatting submissions to achieve a standard "look and feel", i.e., he feels that the Moderator should reject posts which are badly formatted, instead of changing them.
I'm curious if the other readers agree, so I'll ask that you respond
*OFF-LIST* to these questions:
- Do you feel that a consistent "look and feel" in posts benefits the Telecom Digest?
- Would you object to your post(s) being edited so that -
a. Lines are a consistent length (now 70 characters)? b. Quote marks are changed if they're not the customary right arrow ">"? c. Quote marks are always followed by a space?
- Is grammar and spelling important? Would you like to have spelling errors corrected automatically? Should the Moderator attempt to improve bad grammar?
Please send your answers to snipped-for-privacy@timesucker.homelinux.org.
Thank you.
Bill Horne Moderator