That was from writeup formatting tips:

https://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=17558

br without any attributes, is used as a carriage return. In a forum like this, where just text is posted, it would be the easiest and most straightforward and very simple implementation.

If people want to do more elaborate markup, p could be used, but, programmatically, it introduces some complications. There is no "paragraph" key on a keyboard, br IS a return. The way people type is when they want a paragraph they hit return a few times. I can't change that. People have been using return to create paragraphs since the invention of the typewriter.

There is nothing fancy going on here that requires wrapping EVERY post in p tags. I'm all for accessibility but in an empty br tag with no attributes there is nothing to access.

That goes for p as well, which would be fine but seeing the end p reminders all over preview would be awful and probably be confusing and time consuming checking to make sure that's all it is.

I can't help it either that the writers of the HTML specs didn't implement something workable. Like a simple ps tag for "paragraph space", between Paragraphs rather than around them.

Use BR or use P, technically the end paragraph is optional so maybe drop the reminders, one or the other would be fine with me.

Hell, call each post a poem or a haiku, then using BR becomes acceptable.

Personally I think it just makes sense to let people use return(br).

As far as taking up everyone's time. I'm posting on some obscure, old, forgotten 10 year old thread. I'm not twisting anyone's arm to read my ramblings. If someone doesn't want to read this topic, read something else. If not interested in trying to make the place easier to use, I'm sure there are plenty other things going on to read or do. Do me a favor and put me on ignore so I can hear from someone who is interested.

Tom

In reply to Re^22: Making Perl Monks a better place for newbies (and others) by PerlGuy(Tom)
in thread Making Perl Monks a better place for newbies (and others) by ELISHEVA

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