> == Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> writes:

Hi Nick:

> Even in emacs however, that's an extra step (iirc, unbox is also
> finicky about where the cursor should be in order for it to work: I
> get it wrong a substantial percentage of the time and have to try
> again, which adds to the aggravation. It's also not bound to a key by
> default, which adds a little bit of aggravation too.)

With completion, it is not too bad. :-)

> But seriously, the guiding principle should be:
>
> "What can I do to make the life of whoever decides to read this and
> help me with it, as easy as possible?"
>
> or from the other end
>
> "What can I do to make my reply as useful as possible?"
>
> THe content remains paramount of course, but these little things help.

Agreed. Also, everyone should learn how to ask smart questions.[1]

Regards,
Charles

Footnotes: 
[1] http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html 

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