HTML or not?

[azurelunatic]

[Poll #124904]


And why do you choose to view your comments like that? Discuss in comments.

Comments

[shawnj.livejournal.com]

I prefer to get the full HTML because I find it easy to reply from the email that way. I also associate a lot of my lj friends not by their username, but by their usericons.

Html is just eaiser to read

[partly-bouncy.livejournal.com]

and easier to respond to. If I didn't get notification, I'd never know I had comments and since I use LJ to communicate with a friend, this is important so we can carry on an actual dialogue at times.

[stronae.livejournal.com]

Nods... the reply button over e-mail is of much happiness.

[theonlyasd.livejournal.com]

I just alternate between mail programs that can handle html and cannot. It's easier just to forgo the pretty pictures. :)

[dawn-again.livejournal.com]

I dont have access to my personal eMail from the office, and I dont access my office eMail from home. So I refresh alot. :P

[azurelunatic]

I like seeing the way they typed in the formatting, because some people put in joke tags, and I get more out of the comment by seeing both what they actually typed in and how the browser interprets it.

Also, I like being able to choose the userpic I respond with by going to the page.

For my secondary journals, I have them get HTML notifications, because it automatically responds as them no matter who I'm logged in as.

[amberite.livejournal.com]

I view comments as HTML since I like to be able to reply from the email client (this doesn't seem to work on my web-email interface, unfortunately, but it works from Outlook Express at home. Yes, I use Outlook Express. This probably downgrades me a point; I've just never *bothered* to replace it, and I use my email system as an archive of sorts at home.)

[azurelunatic]

I do that a lot too.

Re: Html is just eaiser to read

[azurelunatic]

I adore my instant message service telling me when a new e-mail has arrived.

[azurelunatic]

I like even the teensy amount of space that is saved with just plaintext. I estimate size of comment better with plaintext, too.

[azurelunatic]

Heh.

Some weirdos like to read back entries and comment there, so I like leaving mine on.

[azurelunatic]

I use Outlook Express to manage my hotmail.

I think that downgrades me two points.

text only

[popefelix.livejournal.com]

I read my e-mail from Pine a lot of the time anyways, and pine will interpret the URLS sans <A> tag if I want to look at the comments under Lynx.

As for my geekiness, I'm pretty damn geeky (an 8, and when I get my Ph.D, I'll vote 9). I don't rate a 10, though. :)

[tyrantmouth.livejournal.com]

...cause that's the way it came, and I'm a lazy fuck. :) And I've always used web-based email, so it's easy.

[elke-tanzer.livejournal.com]

I abhor HTML formatted email.

Re: text only

[azurelunatic]

Totally geeky.

No one has rated themselves a ten as yet. I am amused.

[amberfox.livejournal.com]

I use Outlook Express to manage my Hotmail, because I subscribe to too many fucking mailing lists to put them all in one, and I refuse to give them up just because I don't have POP mail anymore. Thus, 9 Hotmail accounts.

[azurelunatic]

Heh.

I set it up w/o HTML at the first, you silly. :-P

[azurelunatic]

Hear, hear.

Though it's worst when spam.

[azurelunatic]

*boggles*

That is a lot of Hotmail accounts.

Re: text only

[grymor.livejournal.com]

How could we compare to Linus? If that is what 10 is, then for a mortal to specify it as their abilities would be hubris beyond all but GW Bush and all his vile works.

OB on topic: Text only as I use pine and lynx...

[n3m3sis42.livejournal.com]

I do too, and I feel bad aboout it. :)

[n3m3sis42.livejournal.com]

I really wanted to say I was Linus Torvalds, just because it would be fun to say, but
I'm not at that level of geekiness just yet. :)

[amberfox.livejournal.com]

Yup. I suspect it might even be enough to justify OE. <G>

[azurelunatic]

I get enough spam to justify OE. I open it up, stop it before it downloads all the shit, and then clear it out, seeing if there's any real mail in the lot. Then I download that.

Re: text only

[azurelunatic]

If someone actually did say 10, then I would be greatly amused and pimp their journal as the journal of Linus Torvalds, 'cause they said so on my poll.

Embarrassment might or might not follow.

[drakemobius.livejournal.com]

html formatted email's weakness lies in size and misuse due to browser differences.
I have no problems, so I enjoy usericons and the lot.

I gave a 10, because although probably not that knowledgeable, I am some d4amn3d 1337 and hella geeky