Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Quoting styles

[Qian Qiao]

On 10/31/05, Dale <dalek@××××××××××.net> wrote:
> Funny, I feel turned upside down.  I'm not everybody else either, I'm
> me.  I like to help people but I don't want to change who I am to do it.

It's just like moving into a new neighbourhood, you have to take your
time to get acquainted, it is natural to feel a bit uncomfortable at
the begining, but that's not how it is. Once you get used to things,
you'll be part of that neighbourhood.

People on the list do plaintext messages and stuff not just for
themselves, but the entire list. I understand you are here to help, so
don't let your effort be undermined simply because others filter HTML
messages and you happen to send them out.

> Is this better?

Much better, :)

> It should be text whatever, not HTML.  I'm getting to
> where I don't want to reply at all.  Maybe I don't have enough to offer
> here.  To be really honest, I have only ever used Mozilla mail for this
> list and have no clue what you guys, and Holly, are talking about with
> text only stuff.  I have never seen a command line email before.  I
> built this rig about three years ago, my first computer that was mine,
> and picked Linux over windoze.

Everyone has something to offer, and everyone will have questions.
Again, as I've said, don't let HTML ruin your chance of offering or
getting help. I'm not entirely against HTML, but if I'm on a list, I'd
follow the list's culture, :)

Don't feel isolated, you aren't. We did what we did in the hope that
you'll get to know the list, and how things work here quicker, so you
can adapt yourself to the list, and begin to see the benefit of it. We
aren't trying to drive you away mate, :) We are doing just the
opposite.

Hope that'll make you feel better. :)

-- Joe

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