[Q] Is there a convention for the formatting of messages in this mailing list?

[Q] Is there a convention for the formatting of messages in this mailing list?

[Rodrigo Morales]

Let's suppose I want to create a thread in the mailing list that
contains different sections, code blocks and some quotes. I used to use
Org Mode for the format in my messages, but I just read a discussion
where someone mentioned that getting the Org Mode and Org Babel syntax
in the mailing list is annoying.

Because of this, I had some questions

1. Is there some kind of convention for the formatting of the messages
   in this mailing list?
2. If that's not the case, which one should I use (Org Mode, the
   built-in ASCII exporter, Markdown, HTML)?

Re: [Q] Is there a convention for the formatting of messages in this mailing list?

[Jonathan McHugh]

Hi Rodrigo



September 25, 2021 1:34 AM, "Rodrigo Morales" <moralesrodrigo1100@gmail.com> wrote:

> Let's suppose I want to create a thread in the mailing list that
> contains different sections, code blocks and some quotes. I used to use
> Org Mode for the format in my messages, but I just read a discussion
> where someone mentioned that getting the Org Mode and Org Babel syntax
> in the mailing list is annoying.
> 
> Because of this, I had some questions
> 
> 1. Is there some kind of convention for the formatting of the messages
> in this mailing list?

> 2. If that's not the case, which one should I use (Org Mode, the
> built-in ASCII exporter, Markdown, HTML)?

May I mention that the Gemini protocol has a very terse and minimal format, GemText? Ive been content switching to it and I havent notice friction on Guix mailinglist(s), where I and others have utilised it.
=> https://gemini.circumlunar.space/docs/gemtext.gmi

There are some orgmode importers and exporters floating around fyi.

====================
Jonathan McHugh
indieterminacy@libre.brussels

Re: [Q] Is there a convention for the formatting of messages in this mailing list?

[Timothy]

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Hi  Rodrigo,

> Let’s suppose I want to create a thread in the mailing list that
> contains different sections, code blocks and some quotes. I used to use
> Org Mode for the format in my messages, but I just read a discussion
> where someone mentioned that getting the Org Mode and Org Babel syntax
> in the mailing list is annoying.

Personally I quite like receiving messages formatted with Org syntax because
mu4e seems to use org-mode to render it.

> 1. Is there some kind of convention for the formatting of the messages
>    in this mailing list?

I think the main thing here is that plain text is preferred.

> 2. If that’s not the case, which one should I use (Org Mode, the
>    built-in ASCII exporter, Markdown, HTML)?

Plain text is generally preferred over HTML over here. I don’t think anybody
would mind with Org, exported ASCII, though markdown might be pushing it on the
*Org* ML 😛.

All the best,
Timothy