Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:00:18 +0200 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Subject: Re: Posting Netiquette [ref: Threads "look definitely like" unreadable mess. Handbook project.] Message-ID: <20220623100018.4d8ba804@archlinux> In-Reply-To: <20220623085942.ee7b8f30.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <CAD2Ti2_GFxRzAjgSwf55tC9c3jSUAzeR42xzhUgG87QZ7JT5_g@mail.gmail.com> <20220623030118.GA59423@eureka.lemis.com> <20220623060320.aad6a631.freebsd@edvax.de> <20220623063304.GB59423@eureka.lemis.com> <20220623085942.ee7b8f30.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:59:42 +0200, Polytropon wrote: >You know you can use a lof of "lookalikes" as UTF-8 knows a lot >of whitespace cheracters, hyphens and dashes, and so on, so it >should be used only in cases where (a) US-ASCII doesn't provide >the required symbol, or (b) the UTF-8 symbol is preferred for a >valid reason. Forwards and backwards: e.g. forwards: "Kemal Atat=C3=BCrk [snip] also introduced the Latin-based Turkish alphabet [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_alphabet ], replacing the old Ottoman Turkish alphabet [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Turkish_alphabet ]. [snip]" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Kemal_Atat%C3%BCrk ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Kemal_Atat=C3=BCrk ) The Ottoman Turkish alphabet is probably way more aesthetic, but completely unsuitable for printing. e.g. backwards: http://xahlee.info/comp/unicode_sex_symbols.html How can we offer a job without a complete list of gender identity related things (sex relation, marriage status). This is asking either for UTF code or for ASCII art. "IT System Administrator Server / Storage (=F0=9F=91=AC/=F0=9F=91=AD/=E2=9A= =B2/=E2=9A=A7/[snip]/=E2=9A=AF/=E2=9A=AD/=E2=9A=AE)" the alternative would be "IT System Administrator Server / Storage" without mentioning any gender identity related things at all, but probably way too many people feel offended by not mentioning anything gender identity related at all ;) ( =F0=9F=98=89 ).
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