Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3627 mails)

[Gerhard den Hollander <gerhard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

* Terence McCarthy <saki@xxxxxxxxx> (Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 04:34:43PM +0000)

>>> Strangely enough, to you perhaps, I don't like the tone or the language
>>> of this email.

>> Sorry about that ..
>> that reply should have been directed directly at the sender, not at the
>> list.

> I hear what you say, but my comment holds whether it's for private or public 
> consumption~ would you talk to a colleague or friend in those terms, or in 
> that way? 

> I do hope not.

Actually, sometimes I do .
The problem with email communication is that it's only textual, and that
while the language might come off strong, the intention isn't always to
    flame the receiver to hell and highwater and back again.

Sticking a smiley somehwere in the first 3 lines of the original email
would likely have taken the sting out of most what I worte, and made it
clear I wasn't trying to crisp.


Putting a 2 line reply (at the top of) a 200 line email is a p[et peeve of
mine. COmbined with lack of sleep and lack of coffee this meant that I
1) forgot I was sending it to the list in stead of the sender
2) didn't realise the tone of the message was more vehement than I had
   intended.

> 
> Terence
> 
Currently listening to: Track  3

	Gerhard,  <@jasongeo.com>   == The Acoustic Motorbiker == 	
-- 
   __O  Screwing a cow while she goes moo-moo
 =`\<,  Will be entertaining to both her and you
(=)/(=) Or you might try a tiger, if you have enough gall
        But the hedgepod can never be buggered at all.