Re: Filtering of homenode html ON by default

The text in Filter HTML of monks' homenodes should be reworded accordingly to the reversed meaning of the checkbox in User Settings, and renamed to Don't filter risky HTML from monks' homenodes.

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Re^2: Filtering of homenode html ON by default by sasdrtx (Friar) on Apr 20, 2008 at 13:39 UTC
This sounds like a good and well-needed change. However, I think it might have been implemented slightly differently. In my experience, negative options eventually lead to confusion. Couldn't the option have been left as "Filter HTML...", and the default be checked on? There are several other options that should be reversed in sense, and become: Forced Preview Hints On Enable full JavaScript on homenodes Navigation menu under title bar April Foolery This avoids having awkward questions like "Did you turn off 'Turn Hints Off'?", or, "Did you enable 'disable some javascript?'". sas	[reply]

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Re^2: Filtering of homenode html ON by default
by sasdrtx (Friar) on Apr 20, 2008 at 13:39 UTC

This sounds like a good and well-needed change. However, I think it might have been implemented slightly differently. In my experience, negative options eventually lead to confusion. Couldn't the option have been left as "Filter HTML...", and the default be checked on?

There are several other options that should be reversed in sense, and become:

Forced Preview
Hints On
Enable full JavaScript on homenodes
Navigation menu under title bar
April Foolery

This avoids having awkward questions like "Did you turn off 'Turn Hints Off'?", or, "Did you enable 'disable some javascript?'".

sas

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