On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <pointede...@web.de> wrote: > Chris Angelico wrote: > >> I have my surname in my From address, but I tend to sign my posts >> "ChrisA" (no relation, btw, to DaveA, though our surnames are >> similar). That's generally been sufficient for distinguishing >> purposes, though if anyone wants a truly unique handle for me, >> "Rosuav" is more effective than my real name. > > For one to read your signature, one has to download and read your entire > posting first.
And my signature has less information than the headers. So you're not deprived of anything. >>> Some people, including me, also consider posting under real name a basic >>> act of politeness... > > Please use `[...]' or `[…]' to indicate omission instead. I could have > written `politeness...' myself. You might, indeed. But since the triple-period is a standard rendition of the grammatical notion of ellipsis, it's a generally-understood notation to indicate the possible omission of quoted text. >> Though I'm now not so sure about your name, PointedEars. Are you a >> Vulcan or an elf? > > That is a stupid question. Of course, my bad. The difference is obvious, I should have known which without asking. ChrisA -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
