Strikethrough?

[matedog]

How do I do text with strikethrough around these parts? I need it to avoid embarrassment for a future post.

[Wolter]

I wish I knew. I would use it as a complement to the time honored "editing someone else's post in bold."

[Flex]

Learning how to do this would be, like, the greatest Christmas gift of all. Waaaaaaay better than world peace.

[tepista]

what is it?

[Wolter]

It puts a line through text, but allows it to be readable. Like most people, I mainly use it for cheap jokes on my blog.

[Dr. Medulla]

It puts a line through text, but allows it to be readable. Like most people, I mainly use it for cheap jokes on my blog.

What other purpose does it serve? Hey, I really hated what I just wrote, so rather than delete it and right something new, I'll leave it there with a line through it, then write what I want. Great to see people's drafts laid out on top of each other.

[Wolter]

It puts a line through text, but allows it to be readable. Like most people, I mainly use it for cheap jokes on my blog.

What other purpose does it serve? Hey, I really hated what I just wrote, so rather than delete it and right something new, I'll leave it there with a line through it, then write what I want. Great to see people's drafts laid out on top of each other.

Well, I have a copy of the Declaration of Independence which incorporates Jefferson's original draft in strikethrough, so I guess that's a possible use.

[Flex]

What other purpose does it serve? Hey, I really hated what I just wrote, so rather than delete it and right something new, I'll leave it there with a line through it, then write what I want. Great to see people's drafts laid out on top of each other.

I think that's exactly the real purpose it's supposed to serve. The Microsoft Word draft editing utility (or whatever it's called) uses it for just that.

[Dr. Medulla]

What other purpose does it serve? Hey, I really hated what I just wrote, so rather than delete it and right something new, I'll leave it there with a line through it, then write what I want. Great to see people's drafts laid out on top of each other.

I think that's exactly the real purpose it's supposed to serve. The Microsoft Word draft editing utility (or whatever it's called) uses it for just that.

Yeah, Track Changes or Reviewing mode—I use it all the time when I'm just copy editing for clients (as opposed to also doing layout work for them). But I'm talking about posts on a blog or a message board—what's the point of seeing what a person decided against posting, other than as part of a gag, like Wolter mentioned?

[Wolter]

What other purpose does it serve? Hey, I really hated what I just wrote, so rather than delete it and right something new, I'll leave it there with a line through it, then write what I want. Great to see people's drafts laid out on top of each other.

I think that's exactly the real purpose it's supposed to serve. The Microsoft Word draft editing utility (or whatever it's called) uses it for just that.

Yeah, Track Changes or Reviewing mode—I use it all the time when I'm just copy editing for clients (as opposed to also doing layout work for them). But I'm talking about posts on a blog or a message board—what's the point of seeing what a person decided against posting, other than as part of a gag, like Wolter mentioned?

Nothing.

But WHAT A GAG!

[Flex]

Yeah, Track Changes or Reviewing mode—I use it all the time when I'm just copy editing for clients (as opposed to also doing layout work for them). But I'm talking about posts on a blog or a message board—what's the point of seeing what a person decided against posting, other than as part of a gag, like Wolter mentioned?

If the purpose is to show the revisions being made, like as illustrative of how revision works or something. I'd say it's a pretty limited audience, but there are blogs out there on developing writing and editing skills and so forth.

[Dr. Medulla]

Yeah, Track Changes or Reviewing mode—I use it all the time when I'm just copy editing for clients (as opposed to also doing layout work for them). But I'm talking about posts on a blog or a message board—what's the point of seeing what a person decided against posting, other than as part of a gag, like Wolter mentioned?

If the purpose is to show the revisions being made, like as illustrative of how revision works or something. I'd say it's a pretty limited audience, but there are blogs out there on developing writing and editing skills and so forth.

You're being disturbingly contrary today. You're right, but stop it when grandpa's being a scold.

[Wolter]

Yeah, Track Changes or Reviewing mode—I use it all the time when I'm just copy editing for clients (as opposed to also doing layout work for them). But I'm talking about posts on a blog or a message board—what's the point of seeing what a person decided against posting, other than as part of a gag, like Wolter mentioned?

If the purpose is to show the revisions being made, like as illustrative of how revision works or something. I'd say it's a pretty limited audience, but there are blogs out there on developing writing and editing skills and so forth.

You're being disturbingly contrary today. You're right, but stop it when grandpa's being a scold.

These damn fairhanded and even-keeled Millennials will be the death of us, Doc.

[Dr. Medulla]

Yeah, Track Changes or Reviewing mode—I use it all the time when I'm just copy editing for clients (as opposed to also doing layout work for them). But I'm talking about posts on a blog or a message board—what's the point of seeing what a person decided against posting, other than as part of a gag, like Wolter mentioned?

If the purpose is to show the revisions being made, like as illustrative of how revision works or something. I'd say it's a pretty limited audience, but there are blogs out there on developing writing and editing skills and so forth.

You're being disturbingly contrary today. You're right, but stop it when grandpa's being a scold.

These damn fairhanded and even-keeled Millennials will be the death of us, Doc.

He'll be useful, tho, in the coming war …

[Wolter]

Yeah, Track Changes or Reviewing mode—I use it all the time when I'm just copy editing for clients (as opposed to also doing layout work for them). But I'm talking about posts on a blog or a message board—what's the point of seeing what a person decided against posting, other than as part of a gag, like Wolter mentioned?

If the purpose is to show the revisions being made, like as illustrative of how revision works or something. I'd say it's a pretty limited audience, but there are blogs out there on developing writing and editing skills and so forth.

You're being disturbingly contrary today. You're right, but stop it when grandpa's being a scold.

These damn fairhanded and even-keeled Millennials will be the death of us, Doc.

He'll be useful, tho, in the coming war …

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