> On Aug 8, 10:06 am, Phil Carmody
yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:>> Xah
gmail.com> writes:>>> On Aug 8, 7:56 am, Phil Carmody
yahoo.co.uk>
>>> wrote:>>>> Xah
gmail.com> writes:>>>>> On Aug 7, 10:54 pm, Tim X wrote:
>>>>>> I disagree with your suggestion that HTML is technically superior. You
>>>>>> can't just make a sweeping statement like that without actually defining
>>>>>> what it is that e-mail is supposed to provide. As someone else pointed
>>>>>> out, an F16 is technically superior to a bicycle, but if allyou want to
>>>>>> do is go to the corner shop, that technical superiority is not only a
>>>>>> waste, but also a handicap.
>>
>>>>> HTML is simply technically superior. Sure, F15 is better than bicycle
>>>>> but ridiculous. However, HTML is better than plain text in email is
>>>>> not ridiculous. It is the standard the world uses by large, and people
>>>>> want rich text in email. Wikipedia says the support for html email in
>>>>> email programs is 97%%.
>>
>>>> An utterly spurious statistic. Support for Finnish emails in
>>>> email programs is probably closer to 100%% than 97%%, but that
>>>> doesn't mean that everyone should be or wants to be using
>>>> Finnish.
>>
>>> Ok. You used analogy to refute my reason. What is your real argument
>>> that the ability to send/receive html formatted mail in emacs is not a
>>> good thing?
>>
>> You are aparently too dense to see my real argument in
>> the above, so there's little point in me putting forward
>> a real argument on a different point. The incentive to
>> play along with your trolling really isn't that great.
>
> Let me be direct and honest. I don't see your point, and i was very
> matter of fact, and asked what is your explicit reason for your
> argument.
You don't just not see my point, you are unable to understand
what point I was addressing. Read, reread, and reread again.
Eventually you may work out that the point I am addressing is
your flawed argumentation style. (It says logical fallacy all
over it, but I can't recall precisely what its common name would
be at this time of night.)
> Now you are calling me troll. It's ok. I'm used to it. No hard
> feelings ok?
Pity's not a hard feeling, so no hard feelings.
> O, about your F15 vs bicycle analogy.
I give up. You're painfully dense.
Phil
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