Erik wrote:
- For all other browsers, show a sample text in an info box,
which can be copy and pasted.
This point is *absolutely* useless and in fact counterproductive - if a browser cannot do 1), then it should not be served 2). Newbies have been learning wiki markup just fine by examples already in articles and by having old timers wikify their prose.
I've already explained why 2) is always bad on the Village pump, and on this mailing list. I also do not seem to be alone in thinking the way that I do.
But having it off by default for now is fine. Just remember the above when it is made on by default.
-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)
Daniel-
This point is *absolutely* useless and in fact counterproductive
Nonsense. It gives the user a quick overview of all major layout functions.
If a browser cannot do 1), then it should not be served 2).
I strongly disagree.
Newbies have been learning wiki markup just fine by examples already in articles
Which is not possible when following a link to a non-existent page. Besides, the point is not to make things possible which were impossible before, the point is to make them *easier*.
Regards,
Erik
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