On Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 2:52:13 AM UTC+5:30, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote: > Chris Angelico wrote: > > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 10:44 AM, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote: > >> Also, it would be a good idea if you posted under your real name. > >> Internet is the thing with cables; Usenet is the thing with people. > >> I for one tend to avoid communicating with few-letter entities; > >> exceptions to that would probably include only E.T., M.J., ALF, and > >> K.I.T.T. > > > > I'm not using Usenet, Mr PointedEars. > > I don't care. This basic courtesy extended to strangers whose help you seek > originates in real life, not Usenet.
And it is objectionable to discriminate on people's names; the same way it is objectionable to discriminate on people's skin-color, religion, country, sex etc See: http://www.alphr.com/computing/1000378/facebook-rejects-native-american-names-as-fake-again -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
