On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 10:03:34PM -0500, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> >On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 09:36:42PM -0500, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> >> >On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Larry Hall wrote:
> >> >>At 09:16 PM 2/29/2004, George Hester you wrote:
> >> >>>Thanks for not browbeating me. You would be amazed at the anathema
> >> >>>"newbies" such as myself often generate.
> >> >>
> >> >>Yes, Igor has been known for ruining Cygwin's email list reputation of
> >> >>being "mean". If you're new to the list, it's an "inside" joke so
> >> >>don't worry if you don't get it.
> >> >
> >> >Hey, I'm workin' on it. Give me a couple more years... :-p
> >
> >... and the perceived meanness of this list will be but a distant memory.
> >
> >> Just to be clear: I started out mean.
> >>
> >> I blame too much tech support at a young age.
> >>
> >> HTH,
> >
> >And here's proof: thousands of list subscribers have seen CGF utter a
> >non-mean phrase (I could provide a URL, but you all know what I'm talking
> >about). As I said, I'm working on it... :-D
>
> Oops. Looks like I misinterpreted where you were going. Sorry.
>
> Maybe we need a "howto" on how to interpret messages here. We at least
> need a FAQ. It's just too confusing. I'm sure many people would
> contribute more if there was a howto.
Was that mean? I can't tell... ;-)
Igor
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