Joe
I don't mind you teasing one bit..
Although I should stress that standards are not the same as rules.
I am also now intrigued as to what goes on in the US Army..
Having neither been in the US or the army I have a mental image of "Clean as you go" being the motto for those wonderful guys who man the snow ploughs during inclemant weather
So okay.. I didn't want to get heavy with you guys, but seeing as how you are putting up a bit of a fight I had better lay it on the line to you.
Hands up those of you are web site designers?.. I count one.. is it two?... The thing is that as we get more and more sophisticated in stretching HTML to it's limits .. the latest craze being Frames (yes I use them on my site)... we shouldn't forget all those "unfortunate" people whose browsers/hardware can not support such innovations.. so you should cater/provide a fall back that allows them access via an alternative route... Hence it would not hurt us to adopt a similar policy regarding the posting of threads to this illustrious of sites...
Basically.. you can't beat being simple.. ask any Blues player...
Having got on the soap box.. this doesn't only apply to the blue clicky thing but to anything else we post....
point in question being the thread about MP3 (ignorance showing and valid point made).. I hadn't got a clue what this thread was about..
I had a good mentor viz writing "technical reports" a few years back... his philosophy was.. "Always start from the standpoint that your readers know nothing, then put forward your idea/view without being condescending"..
It ain't easy, but if you can do it, it works like a dream
Mick