Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version VT2.2 2/15/84; site vortex.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!akgua!mcnc!decvax!vortex!lauren From: lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: asterisks Message-ID: <271@vortex.UUCP> Date: Sat, 10-Mar-84 03:46:36 EST Article-I.D.: vortex.271 Posted: Sat Mar 10 03:46:36 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Mar-84 20:24:36 EST Organization: Vortex Technology, Los Angeles Lines: 8 While almost any typography style can be overdone, I find that reasonable use of uppercase and asterisks to help emphasize words can be very helpful to get points through this inherently "filtering" medium. Given the lack of true italics or other special fonts for internet use, uppercase and asterisks are among the only reasonable alternatives available when simple quoting is not sufficient. --Lauren--