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May. 19th, 2008
OK, Enough is Enough
May. 19th, 2008 04:05 pmDear folks that write radio ad copy,
That thingy in Web addresses, the "/"? That is a virgule, AKA a slash. It is not, I repeat *not*, a back slash. If someone were to type the Web address with a backslash, they wouldn't get anywhere. To show you the difference, here's a back slash: \. Here, in fact, are multiple: \\\\\\. They should never appear in URLs. Never ever.
And why is it that you can say "www.blahblah.com-slash-purplemonkey" but then you say "backslash-dishwasher"? I mean, if you look at the URL, it's the same punctuation mark. Trust me.
In the name of punctuation clarity and proper punctuation identity,
--Me
That thingy in Web addresses, the "/"? That is a virgule, AKA a slash. It is not, I repeat *not*, a back slash. If someone were to type the Web address with a backslash, they wouldn't get anywhere. To show you the difference, here's a back slash: \. Here, in fact, are multiple: \\\\\\. They should never appear in URLs. Never ever.
And why is it that you can say "www.blahblah.com-slash-purplemonkey" but then you say "backslash-dishwasher"? I mean, if you look at the URL, it's the same punctuation mark. Trust me.
In the name of punctuation clarity and proper punctuation identity,
--Me
A Knitting-Related Poll
May. 19th, 2008 07:54 pmI received e-mail giving me a code for free shipping from one of the local enablers yarn companies. I don't really *need* any new yarn right now (I have yarn for all of the currently planned projects), but I could always get some for future projects. But I'm on the fence. So... I poll:
[Poll #1190623]
[Poll #1190623]
