Awesome post! Dig the additions...

Awesome post! Dig the additions...

Submitted by Josh Carter (not verified) on September 19, 2005 - 7:28am.

Awesome post! Dig the additions from Tommy and David, too. I’d add that URLs inline with text can make messages hard to read, so I usually separate them onto their own lines. For example, if the thrust of your message does not rely on the URLs, but you need them there to back up your point, just reference them with numbered brackets like [1] and [2]. Then below the message body you can put:

  [1] 43 Folders: Hipster PDA
  http://url.goes.here
  [2] Other reference link
  http://url2.goes.here

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Awesome post! Dig the additions...