Re: Channel 4 documentary

Paul Roberts wrote:

I'd say that the reason it's used badly is more a comment on the people
using it. By that I mean that OE is the standard newsreader packaged with
the overwhelming majority of PCs which are sold, and therefore it is the one
which will be used by novice computer users who don't understand posting
conventions, etc. The fact that it is relatively easy to configure means
that a lot of "poor quality" posts will be sent out - but I wouldn't regard
that as a weakness of the software.

I don't see any reason why it should be impossible to make
software that's easy to use *and* that (for instance) handles
quoted material correctly, either doesn't do word-wrapping or
does it *right*, etc.

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Gareth McCaughan
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