On 29 Nov 2000, at 11:43, Paul Russell wrote:

>I get similar questions from list owners on a regular basis, and I advise
>them to stick to ascii text,

This discussion crops up over and over again because our society seems
to demand form over substance.  Does anybody in their right mind insist
that enhanced _speech_ is desirable?  Somehow my _spoken_ thoughts are
less meaningful because I'm too much of an old fart to walk around with
a bull-horn, fuzz-box and reverb chamber?  Yes, some discussions, written
or spoken, are enhanced by illustrations; but in my observation they tend
to be the exceptions that should be used sparingly, with due respect given
to the sight-impaired.  End of (what? Semi-annual?) rant.
                                                             -Kary