Martin, > How could you take something like this seriously and/or personally? > It's an anonymous medium (from the "presence" perspective)!
It's hard not to take such things seriously and personally, especially when preceded by comments such as, "I checked out your real name and I've been googling for you all evening." Aside from anything else, if I join in a forum dedicated to the discussion of technical issues, I do not feel it's appropriate for someone to assume that it's instantly "fair game" to ask me questions about my physical appearance, sexual preference, or marital status. Sure, it's fine to ask which kernel I'm using, what my apt/sources.list says, or even what editor I use (the answer's Emacs, BTW), but don't treat me as if I've accidentally joined #debian when I clearly meant to join #dating. -- hanna m. wallach blog: http://join-the-dots.org/ work: http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/hmw26/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
