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Old 10-05-2011, 04:53 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by teh603 View Post
I'm a little troubled by their nagging dependence on Word- and particularly how they spell it out in full every single time. These guys aren't an MS subsidiary, are they? Edit: Ok, they got less annoying about spelling it out later in the formatting guide.
I suspect it's more to do with the fact that Word is the most popular word processor, and it's a lot easier for them if they just deal with a single format and a single program.

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I'm *particularly* troubled by their comment that using spaces or tabs to make indentation is "bad formatting." These guys have clearly never had to upload to sites whose text manglers strip out any attempt at indent-based formatting.
I don't see why you should be troubled by it. I happen to agree that it's bad practice to use spaces or tabs for indentation.
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