Steven D'Aprano <st...@remove-this-cybersource.com.au> writes: > On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:28:31 +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > > > (Even if you don't want to receive email, could you please give your > > actual name in the ‘From’ field instead of just initials? It makes > > conversation less confusing.) > > Some people prefer to be known by their initials.
Some people prefer to spend their volunteer time conversing with people who don't just use initials or pseudonyms. > There's nothing confusing about addressing somebody by their initials. I find it much less confusing to converse with someone if I can keep straight who they are, and names work better than initials for that purpose. -- \ “Whenever you read a good book, it's like the author is right | `\ there, in the room talking to you, which is why I don't like to | _o__) read good books.” —Jack Handey | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
