Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Hard to find netiquette, enculturation bug. (Was: Re: [gentoo-user] GNOME: Cant logout and Lock Screen is showing different background from GNOME screensaver)
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:19:57
Message-Id: C7E5BFF9-F778-4D85-9145-CDFDFCDC7730@stellar.eclipse.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Hard to find netiquette, enculturation bug. (Was: Re: [gentoo-user] GNOME: Cant logout and Lock Screen is showing different background from GNOME screensaver) by Willie Wong
1 I intended to stay silent, however I feel obliged to balance the posts
2 from brullonulla@×××××.com
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5 On 22 Dec 2008, at 02:46, Willie Wong wrote:
6 > ...
7 > You are still under one assumption: that if you had sent your e-mail
8 > in plain text, you won't be ignored. Granted that you will be ignored
9 > less if you send e-mail in plain text compared to HTML, it is not
10 > always the case.
11 >
12 > ... I've seen your original post. I've see your repost. And
13 > I've seen your query about why you are getting ignored. For me, the
14 > answer is simple: I have no freaking clue how to solve your problem.
15 > And I suspect the same goes for a lot of people on this list. Many
16 > (dare I say most) people on this list don't care for HTML e-mails;
17 > many people on this list use a mail client or a mailcap that is
18 > capable of dealing HTML e-mails.
19 > ...
20 >
21 > So don't be such a pompous ass. We didn't ignore you because we don't
22 > like you. ...
23 >
24 > So you are pissed that you got ignored. Well, tough. Stop making it
25 > sound like hordes of people have came before you and were ignored
26 > because of their HTML e-mails, and that unless this reform passes
27 > hordes more of people will suffer the same fate. It just ain't true.
28 > While I agree that it may be a good idea to have an FAQ somewhere
29 > for the mailing lists discussion basic netiquette, your rather
30 > personal vendetta is blowing this way out of proportion.
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35 I agree wholeheartedly.
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37 Stroller.