At 7:59 AM 11/14/94, Ed Levinson wrote:
In the end we come to, "How to judge readability?", And that is
My own rule of thumb derives from the method of measuring good computer (or
network) operations: You measure quality of service by how few complaints
you get...
So, if you label data as a subtype of text, will the average recipient
thank you or curse you when their unenhanced mail reader puts the stuff up
on their screen as raw text? (Side note: most of the readers of this list
do NOT count as 'average' recipients. Perhaps your spouse or parents do,
but YOU don't.)
d/
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