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On 12/22/2014 3:54 PM, Rick Johnson wrote:
> On Monday, December 22, 2014 12:16:03 PM UTC-6, sohca...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Monday, December 22, 2014 12:16:15 AM UTC-8, shawool wrote:
>>
>> [snip: OP's adolescent accessorizing] @_@
>>
>> Is there a reason you're composing your messages with a
>> large, colored font Shit's obnoxious, yo.
>
> Whilst i don't share shawool's penchant of utilizing the
> brutish urban vernacular, i must agree that he has a valid
> point.
>
> Please don't be tempted to use large fonts (or very small
> fonts), typically anything around 12 pts will suffice. Also,
> using any font color besides black, or background color
> besides white, should be limited except to *VERY* rare
> occasions.

Posts on this list are supposed to be plain text.  Let me decide what 
font color and size I want for reading.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy