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Subject:Re: HELP (Re Comments in text) From:Suzanne Townsend <ac158 -at- CCN -dot- CS -dot- DAL -dot- CA> Date:Thu, 10 Aug 1995 08:36:13 -0300
On Wed, 9 Aug 1995, Dave L. Meek's User Account wrote:
> Another way is to use a series of characters that stands out from
> the text. I use 5 or 6 question marks. If I have to put in a
> comment, the comment follows the question marks. While a
> reviewer might breeze over text, I haven't found on yet that
> misses 5 question marks in a row. And searching for the question
> marks is easy.
I've always used, with success, comments and questions in ((double parens)).
Suzanne Townsend <ac158 -at- ccn -dot- cs -dot- dal -dot- ca>
"It would be nice if you could stay, since
we've wrinkled out so many of the problems."
-- Roncaism of the Week --
