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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
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Posted: Sat Mar 10 03:46:36 1984
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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--