From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta06-svc.ntlworld.com ([62.253.162.46]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19dRAm-0005H6-00 for ; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 05:05:04 -0400 Received: from NigelStoppard ([62.254.7.200]) by mta06-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.37 201-229-121-137-20020806) with SMTP id <20030718090503.UDIY16215.mta06-svc.ntlworld.com@NigelStoppard> for ; Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:05:03 +0100 Message-ID: <002d01c34d0b$7fa67420$c807fe3e@NigelStoppard> From: "Stoppard" To: References: <20030716211951.GB6547@h14me.homelinux.net> <16150.34493.691546.370387@akp@eznet.net> Subject: Re: Visualy impaired Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:03:47 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Stoppard" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Luke, Thanks for understanding where i am coming from. Nigel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luke Davis" To: "Ann Parsons" Cc: Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:23 PM Subject: Re: Visualy impaired > The problem, Ann, is that for a new user, and someone who doesn't know > you, that sarcasm can come off very badly. "Oh, this is the atitude of > Linux users? Helpful as a tack in the ass, forget this.".:) > > I'm all for sarcasm, and so on, especially when someone "just doesn't get > it", but on the first time out of the box, it's not always the way to go. > > Luke > > > On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Ann Parsons wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Great post, Chuck. I admit I was a trifle sarcastic, but Nigel's > > logic just was so outlandish, I was astonished. > > > > Ann P. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup