On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Mark Traceur <[email protected]> wrote: > Heh, you guys...I was just offering advice, not aware that it's a mandatory > thing for Hotmail slaves to have ads in their signatures. I'm just spoiled > by Gmail :) and in return I use next to nothing of my storage space! > > I hate seeing you guys poking fun at people, I always feel like Linux should > be a shelter for anyone who wants it (it's just a shot away) and that (even > good-natured) ribbing should be kept to a minimum. I guess it's not the most > fun opinion to have, but it's the best one for the community at large. > > --Mark
I would not say we are poking fun of others in the same sense of a school bully who is actually trying to hurt someones feelings. Its just playful jabber. Someone is perusing Linux while maintaining a hotmail account is good banter. Like catching a vegetarian eating a steak. Written word is not as easily communicated as spoken word. The tone in email is misinterpreted more often then it is not. In fact I would say that misunderstood tone as opposed to the intended tone and actual message is more likely to be the cause of most flame wars. Perhaps since you have yet to meet many of us this comes off more as rude then the way it is intended. However it could be that were a pretty tight bunch and we tend to speak more liberally on the mailing list then formal. This mailing list is only one avenue of communication. I recall DK and I helping Paul out the other night over IRC with his dual boot issue. As well we discuss thing over Linkedin, Twitter, and instant message. Were all over the place. -Chris > > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Chris Louden <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Mark, >> >> We have been politely jabbing at Paul and his hotmail account for some >> time. He is well aware that some of us on the list are offended by it. >> As well I don't believe he has any control on what is inserted to the >> end of his mail or whether it is inserted or not (which is typical MS >> to me). >> >> In any case if that's the mail system he chooses to use that's the one >> he is going to use. While we would prefer he didn't its better for us >> to take the higher ground and not dictate which service he uses. >> Somewhere in the open source guide there is a statement about >> tolerance. >> >> That being said I'm still going to make playful comments on his >> signature advertisements any chance i get. >> >> >> -Chris >> >> >> Hotmail® now made with non-genetically modified soy beans. >> >> >> On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Mark Traceur <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > I see. I'd suggest getting rid of your hotmail signature...a bit silly >> > to >> > post to a Linux mailing list and advertise a Microsoft product! Sorry if >> > my >> > question was a bit personal, I was confused by your two posts this >> > morning, >> > as the first was rejected by the rest of the community fairly quickly >> > and >> > this one seemed pretty simple. Anyway, I hope I answered your question >> > and >> > good luck to ye! >> > >> > --Mark >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > LinuxUsers mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > >
