[Vim-l] Email addresses in tips

[Sebastian Menge]

Am Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:58:37 +1000 schrieb John Beckett:

> I'm wondering about the 'Author' field in the {{Tip}} information line.
> An ugly example:
>  http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/VimTip193

Right, thats ugly, because it's double obfuscated.

> Looking at a few of the new tips (I didn't check many), I didn't see
> anyone posting their email address, obfuscated or not. I know the
> addresses are visible on vim.org, but in these dangerous times, I don't
> see why we should show them, even if obfuscated. I'm not suggesting we
> should ban addresses - just remove them from the old imported tips.
> 
> Opinions?

I don't see why: simple obfuscation is good enough for harvesters (I read 
about
it at the FAQ of http://gmane.org).

But if you want to do it, why not ... So I see no pros and no cons ...

Seb