[clug] Being polite on the list - or: Geek Feminism 101

Neill Cox neill.cox at ingenious.com.au
Tue Jul 21 18:04:43 MDT 2009


Because *she* has not been the only contributor and is not the only person
concerned about this subject.

I have made almost as many posts in this thread.

If your point is not personal then don't characterise this discussion as
Lana's crusade.


> Lana, I could assume that having made your point you will move on but I
> realize that this is only one step in your crusade. You want to improve
> us (males). I doubt that this way will achieve this. Having perused some
> of the reference material (offered on the thread) I now know better, to
> steer away from some discussions with some women. I probably should have
> stayed off this one too.
>


Cheers,
Neill

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Eyal Lebedinsky <eyal at eyal.emu.id.au>wrote:

> Neill Cox wrote:
>
>> Please don't blame Lana for this thread.
>>
>
> Why not? It was *it* who made the first 'guys' comment (hijacking
> an unrelated) thread, leading to this current thread.
>
> Anyway, my point is not personal but addresses a common attitude
> that I came across a few times. I do not 'blame' - I 'disagree',
> respectfully I hope.
>
> cheers
>
> Regards,
>> Neill Cox
>>
>> On 22/07/2009, at 12:20 AM, Eyal Lebedinsky <eyal at eyal.emu.id.au> wrote:
>> A lot of stuff that I have [snipped]
>>
>
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