Most Internet communication is based on text,
a medium with tremendous strengths. However it needs help to communicate
the richness possible with other mediums such as the pen, voice, and body
language.
The following sections describe various clever ways that have been created
to extend
human ability to communicate on the Internet with text:
Other resources. Sometimes the formatting of text can get
messed up by email programs and mailing lists. You can format
text for maximum readability on the Internet by writing it in Text
Standard Format.