Italics Policy

June 25, 2001 1:06 PM

What about this? Can we frown upon front page posts that consist only of italics? Ouchie.
posted by daveadams to Etiquette/Policy at 1:06 PM (16 comments total)

Indeed. I am in a frowning mood today. :-(
posted by briank at 1:12 PM on June 25, 2001

I think it may depend on whether or not the italics are done using <i></i> or <span style="font-style:italic"></span>.
posted by iceberg273 at 1:14 PM on June 25, 2001

I hate it when people abuse the <var> tag.
posted by rodii at 1:26 PM on June 25, 2001

Me too.
posted by iceberg273 at 1:44 PM on June 25, 2001

<var>??
posted by fooljay at 3:32 PM on June 25, 2001

<var>.
posted by rodii at 3:58 PM on June 25, 2001

Thank you
posted by fooljay at 6:23 PM on June 25, 2001

can I come out of my dark corner yet?
posted by machaus at 8:10 PM on June 25, 2001

I see the error of my legability ways, but couldn't think of a good way to express that this was someone else's voice. The quotes just didn't cut it for me. Can't say that I know much about the html tags above either and how they differ. OTH, writing something in my own voice wouldn't encapsulate the absurdity in the web pages author's quote. Thoughts, oh those from up on high?
posted by machaus at 8:18 PM on June 25, 2001

A frown is a smile upside down
Turn that frown upside down
And smile SING
La dee da dee da dee zing zing Zing.

-- Fats Waller
posted by lagado at 8:24 PM on June 25, 2001

Quotes are enough. That's my thought.
posted by daveadams at 8:49 PM on June 25, 2001

In lagado's post, blockquoting would have been appropriate.
posted by daveadams at 8:50 PM on June 25, 2001

Blockqouting is not appropriate if it's the entirety of the post, however.
posted by daveadams at 8:50 PM on June 25, 2001

I dunno, really, it's up to you. I was just looking for something to be picky about since my own comments were recently frowned upon. It's nothing personal, machaus. :)
posted by daveadams at 8:52 PM on June 25, 2001

Zippity STOP!
posted by norm at 12:27 PM on June 26, 2001

I'm so, so, sorry.
posted by norm at 12:27 PM on June 26, 2001