OT: another pair of loonies in chokey in Iran

[Tim Streater]

I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all that's going
on in the world, that people wouldn't do this:

<font color="#000000">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo</font>
<font color="#000000"></font>
<font color="#000000">but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.</font>

[Spike]

Post by Tim Streater
I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all that's going
<font color="#000000">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo</font>
<font color="#000000"></font>
<font color="#000000">but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.</font>

Try <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo>

[Tim Streater]

Post by Spike

Post by Tim Streater
I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all that's going
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo
but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.

Try <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo>

That's the item I referenced. Why was your newsreader adding all that markup?

[Bob Eager]

Post by Tim Streater

Post by Spike

Post by Tim Streater
I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo
but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.

Try <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo>

That's the item I referenced. Why was your newsreader adding all that markup?

It was in the raw message you posted.

[Tim Streater]

Post by Bob Eager

Post by Tim Streater

Post by Spike

Post by Tim Streater
I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo
but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.

Try <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo>

That's the item I referenced. Why was your newsreader adding all that markup?

It was in the raw message you posted.

I shall enquire about that.

[Andrew]

Post by Bob Eager

Post by Tim Streater

Post by Spike

Post by Tim Streater
I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo
but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.

Try <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo>

That's the item I referenced. Why was your newsreader adding all that markup?

It was in the raw message you posted.

I get it too with T'bird 115

[Paul]

Post by Tim Streater

Post by Spike

Post by Tim Streater
I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all that's going
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo
but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.

Try <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo>

That's the item I referenced. Why was your newsreader adding all that markup?

When you need to check what you've sent later, Howard has a copy ( http://al.howardknight.net/ )
The MID you enter, has to have the less-than and greater-than characters on the ends.

http://al.howardknight.net/?STYPE=msgid&MSGI=%3Cm1ce01Fos23U1%40mid.individual.net%3E

It looks like an excess of exuberance at the Clipboard. Some Clipboard magic.

Paul

[Tim Streater]

Post by Paul

Post by Tim Streater

Post by Spike

Post by Tim Streater
I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all that's going
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo
but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.

Try <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo>

That's the item I referenced. Why was your newsreader adding all that markup?

When you need to check what you've sent later, Howard has a copy (
http://al.howardknight.net/ )
The MID you enter, has to have the less-than and greater-than characters on the ends.
http://al.howardknight.net/?STYPE=msgid&MSGI=%3Cm1ce01Fos23U1%40mid.individual.net%3E
It looks like an excess of exuberance at the Clipboard. Some Clipboard magic.

Humph. All I did was copy the address from the Safari address bar. And
concerning wrapping a URL in <>, I was under the impression that (a) most
people don't, and that (b) it's only seriously advised when a URL is long
enough that it's likely to wrap (which this one wasn't).

OK - looks like this needs scoping out on the Usenapp forum.

Anyway, this is a side-issue.

[Spike]

Post by Tim Streater

Post by Paul

Post by Tim Streater

Post by Spike

Post by Tim Streater
I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all that's going
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo
but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.

Try <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo>

That's the item I referenced. Why was your newsreader adding all that markup?

When you need to check what you've sent later, Howard has a copy (
http://al.howardknight.net/ )
The MID you enter, has to have the less-than and greater-than characters on the ends.
http://al.howardknight.net/?STYPE=msgid&MSGI=%3Cm1ce01Fos23U1%40mid.individual.net%3E
It looks like an excess of exuberance at the Clipboard. Some Clipboard magic.

Humph. All I did was copy the address from the Safari address bar. And
concerning wrapping a URL in <>, I was under the impression that (a) most
people don't, and that (b) it's only seriously advised when a URL is long
enough that it's likely to wrap (which this one wasn't).

With right and left angle brackets in place, a url that’s one character
longer than the one you posted would have wrapped on my screen. Not
everyone uses a wide screen.

Post by Tim Streater
OK - looks like this needs scoping out on the Usenapp forum.
Anyway, this is a side-issue.

You raised it, we’re just helping to get it sorted.

[Andy Burns]

Post by Tim Streater
That's the item I referenced. Why was your newsreader adding all that markup?

It was yours that added the html trimmings ...

[tim+]

I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all that's goingon in the world, that people wouldn't do this:<font color="#000000">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo</font><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#000000">but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.</font>-- "... you must remember that if you're trying to propagate a creed of poverty, gentleness and tolerance, you need a very rich, powerful, authoritarian organisation to do it." - Vice-Pope Eric

I dunno. I have a grudging admiration for folk who always look for
the good in other people, no matter how much they're demonised by
other countries.

Foolish, probably. Laudable, definitely.

Tim

--

[Tim Streater]

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Post by Tim Streater
I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all that's going
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo>
but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.

I dunno. I have a grudging admiration for folk who always look for
the good in other people, no matter how much they're demonised by
other countries.

Well, you're going to find good in the general populace, mostly. But when it's
known that a given government has form for kidnapping foreign tourists for
political reasons, you might imagine that avoiding the country that the
goverment controls could be a wise policy.

[Nomen Nescio]

Post by Tim Streater

Post by tim+

Post by Tim Streater
I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all

that's going

Post by Tim Streater

Post by tim+

Post by Tim Streater
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo>
but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.

I dunno. I have a grudging admiration for folk who always look for
the good in other people, no matter how much they're demonised by
other countries.

Well, you're going to find good in the general populace, mostly. But

when it's

Post by Tim Streater
known that a given government has form for kidnapping foreign tourists

for

Post by Tim Streater
political reasons, you might imagine that avoiding the country that the
goverment controls could be a wise policy.

There is nothing worse than by force over running a country and
claiming it.
This is called genocide, but your lot are no different.

[Tricky Dicky]

Post by Tim Streater
I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all that's going
<font color="#000000">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo</font>
<font color="#000000"></font>
<font color="#000000">but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.</font>

I see that they have been charged with spying which as far as Iran goes
that was an inevitability. It just goes to show an education and
qualifications do not guarantee common sense. Getting them released is
going to cost and use up a lot of diplomatic time, there should be some
sort of pay back for putting yourself in harms way.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c743jle3vkno

[Tim Streater]

Post by Tricky Dicky

Post by Tim Streater
I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all that's going
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo>
but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.</font>

I see that they have been charged with spying which as far as Iran goes
that was an inevitability. It just goes to show an education and
qualifications do not guarantee common sense. Getting them released is
going to cost and use up a lot of diplomatic time, there should be some
sort of pay back for putting yourself in harms way.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c743jle3vkno

I rest my case.

[brian]

Post by Tricky Dicky

Post by Tim Streater
I dunno - it's beyond comprehension. You might imagine, with all that's going
<font color="#000000">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo</font>
<font color="#000000"></font>
<font color="#000000">but it seems that naivety knows no bounds.</font>

I see that they have been charged with spying which as far as Iran goes
that was an inevitability. It just goes to show an education and
qualifications do not guarantee common sense. Getting them released is
going to cost and use up a lot of diplomatic time, there should be some
sort of pay back for putting yourself in harms way.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c743jle3vkno

"they probably "thought they were going to be going on an adventure"."


Of course they might actually be real spies who got careless .

Brian