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From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
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On 2004-11-11 04:19, Murray Stokely <murray@freebsdmall.com> wrote:
>On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 08:25:27AM +0000, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
>>   Change the recommended line length limit from 70 characters to 78.
>>   This still fits under 80 columns and is not too narrow.
>
> 70 characters makes it easier to go in and add a missing word, missing
> tag, or correct a misspelling without causing the corrected text to
> wrap around the screen.  Moving to 78 will make it more necessary to
> re-wrap a paragraph every time a minor change is made.

Hmmm, you have a point there.  I only thought of added tags, which simon
mentioned too.  But mispellings or missing words are probably more
common reasons why a line would need rewrapping.