On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 5:23 PM, Linda Walsh <suse@tlinx.org> wrote:
auxsvr@gmail.com wrote:
So, if one puts part of his slanderous answer in a signature, that means that the project condones this behaviour?
---- The project *ignores* stuff in a sig. It is not part of the content of the discussion. It may come from a random sig generator. It can be a quote that the author of the note MAY not even agree with -- it simple is a quote from some random source. To get worked up about it is illogical, a sign of insecurity, and perhaps even illness, so if the foo fits, wear it -- i.e. the more you complain about it, the more you assert to everyone that it applied to you.
So if you don't like it, best to ignore it -- unless you are board and want to create a side discussion like this.
Peter may be bored, or not, but I don't think he qualifies as a piece of wood. ;-) (sorry, couldn't resist. ;-) ) Not to hijack this thread, but do these automated, random sig generators not provide a means for the author of the email to have it generate another if he or she doesn't like/agree with the one provided on a given instance? I have never used one, but I would regard a failure to provide me the ability to veto specific quotes provided a serious design flaw. If we look at Anton's signatures, some, like the one Peter is objecting to, are offensive, but others are great. He had one today that quoted Bertrand Russell, that I quite liked, and actually agreed with (a surprise because Russel and I agree on so few things). If I were using the generator that Anton is using, I would want the ability to have the offensive one replaced by another, such as the quote of Russell. I don't know about others, but I take responsibility for everything in emails I send, whether it is a question of quoting another author fairly, or material I write, and, yes, even my signature (which you'll notice is short and sweet). I have not been much interested in using sig generators, but I could be, provided I had final control over what the generator put into my sig. But perhaps that's just me. Cheers Ted -- R.E.(Ted) Byers, Ph.D.,Ed.D. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org