OK, Enough is Enough

[gnomi]

Dear 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

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[quarkwiz.livejournal.com]

Back when I had delusions of becoming an MCSE, I had to call the local Sylvan centre to schedule my tests. The recording that played anytime the office was closed gave instructions on how to reach a certain area of their website. You guessed it--any time a slash was needed, the recording specified a backslash instead. I got so tired of hearing that when I called that I left them a message. Next time I called, it no longer said 'backslash.' It said 'forward-slash.' Urgh, Microsoft.