When typing a document, the technical communicator should make the text flush left because : " it s the easiest to read because we read it most often ".
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But can I ask if there's an expectation that 209 . x will stop posting by default at flush left, and conform to normal indentation practices, once his block expires?
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:( According to Turabian 6th edition, ?.8, for entries in the bibliography, " the first line of each entry is flush left, and any run over lines are indented five spaces ".
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Keeping the text flush left instead of justifying it : " [ gives ] the text a more harmonious appearance and makes it easier to read, since all wordspaces have the same width ".
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:: : : Even for people whose brains don't work like that, though, constant flush left posts make it impossible, or very difficult, anyway, to choose or understand who a reply is intended to address.
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:: : : : : Stop and think about what happens : Every unnecessary flush left post acts like a new, randomly positioned level 3 heading, a " roadblock " or " fence " of sorts.
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Robert Bringhurst states that we should " Set opening paragraphs flush left " and explains as follows : " The function of a paragraph is to mark a pause, setting the paragraph apart from what precedes it.
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Thus the first posting in a section is flush left; the second posting is indented by using a colon, the third indented more by using two colons, and so on . "'Figure 8-1 "'shows a detailed example.
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Each new flush left post effectively acts like a new, randomly located level 3 heading, if you stop and think about it, in its impact on thread continuity .-- talk ) 19 : 04, 30 May 2012 ( UTC)
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I doubt you've ever had the experience of trying to communicate with other users on an extremely active talk page with four or five concurrent contributors, when one person, one of its most active contributors, always posts at flush left?
