Kelly Lynn Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 13:17:23 +0000, Telsa Gwynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
> >In fact, you might extend it (or add a different one) for women who
> >don't work with it, but who just use it. I am becoming more and more
> >convinced that there's a lot out there, but they don't advertise
> >their existence.
>
> After the abuse I took on linux.mit.edu #linux the other night, I can
> understand why. (No, Alan was not there.)
>
> I also had someone call me an "uppity bitch" the other day in a
> "discussion" over the relative merits of using Javascript to validate
> user input on Web forms (I claimed that you have to validate the data
> at the server anyway because you can't trust the user's client to
> behave; he said that this was ridiculous). I suspect he assumed that
> because I'm female I don't code.... Sigh.
Apologies for interrupting; I recall quite clearly from a previous
exchange of messages that you said you were one of the guys, or words
to that effect. It doesn't particularly matter to me (I don't ever
plan to visit Bloomington), but that sort of typing is the reason I
stay off of chat lines... without context, there's 'way too much that
could be misunderstood. I think our fearless administrator, Deb, has
found an ideal balance for an environment where people can speak
freely without that sort of abuse.
I'm other-gendered here, so I'll be quiet now.
Robert
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