Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-14 Thread Michelle Konzack
Good morning Chris, Am 2004-07-14 08:21:31, schrieb Christian Perrier: >Well, I'm not sure the above is true. We, men, and especially geek >men, need to open our minds, and participating in this list is a way >to do so. Yes right because: An open mind is like a parachute, - it works only i

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-14 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Michelle Konzack ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > And it was a joke, because I think, if there are too much men in the > list it will be a problem... and because I know many transgender Well, I'm not sure the above is true. We, men, and especially geek men, need to open our minds, and participati

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread nicole
At 02:15 on Jul 14, Miriam Ruiz shook the earth with: > Hi again, > > I'm really sorry for the situation, I didn't wanna make you feel > uncomfortable in any way, I swear. It wasn't your fault, I guess It's just > the whole situation. I don't wanna keep talking about all this stuff if you > don't

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread Miriam Ruiz
Hi again,   I'm really sorry for the situation, I didn't wanna make you feel uncomfortable in any way, I swear. It wasn't your fault, I guess It's just the whole situation. I don't wanna keep talking about all this stuff if you don't mind. It's just maybe that situations like this happen to me o

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread nicole
Replying to myself, sheesh. At 16:36 on Jul 13, nicole shook the earth with: > I did not ask for an explanation, in fact I did not assume that you were > transexual based on your response to what Michelle said. I was, quite > honestly, thinking exactly the same thing that you said, but I assumed

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread nicole
Miriam, At 01:39 on Jul 14, Miriam Ruiz shook the earth with: > > I think what Michelle meant was: sometimes transsexual/transgendered > > people make women uncomfortable, and that may contribute to an > > off-balance > > in fewer women on the list than there would be otherwise. > > > > I'm not

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread Helen Faulkner
Miry, Thankyou for your clear and considerate explanation. I hope that we are all able to appreciate and value the effort you make in writing to us so. You are welcome here. We are enriched as a group by the participation of as many different people as possible. Anyway, we are all differe

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello again Miriam, Am 2004-07-14 01:39:31, schrieb Miriam Ruiz: >I am a transexual girl. That means I'm a woman, even though I wasn't :-) I was sure, ther are some here :-) Welcome. And please brake your Lines at 72 chars... It is not easy to read around 700 chars in one line. >Miry Gr

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread Michelle Konzack
* * Do not Cc: me, because I am on THIS list, if I write here * * Keine Cc: am mich senden, bin auf DIESER Liste wenn ich hier schreibe * * He

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread Miriam Ruiz
> I think what Michelle meant was: sometimes transsexual/transgendered> people make women uncomfortable, and that may contribute to an > off-balance> in fewer women on the list than there would be otherwise.> > I'm not sure that it has really occurred to anyone > here, or if anyone> really cares wh

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hello Nicole, Am 2004-07-13 15:58:55, schrieb nicole: >I think what Michelle meant was: sometimes transsexual/transgendered >people make women uncomfortable, and that may contribute to an off-balance Thats right... >in fewer women on the list than there would be otherwise. For some years I w

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread Miriam Ruiz
Ok, sorry if it sounded aggressive, it didn't mean to. Just wanted to know. I just don't wanna enter into that kind of discussion, so please excuse me if I don't explain my reaction to your joke any further. I found it quite aggressive too, even with the smileys. I just don't have a clue whether yo

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread Romana Branden
On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 12:09:55AM +0100, Helen Faulkner imparted: > > >Is there a problem with that? Are transexuals not welcome here? > > Of course they are. Everyone is welcome here who is interested in > increasing the participation of women in the debian community. > > :) > > Helen. >

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2004-07-14 01:02:22, schrieb Miriam Ruiz: > >> >/me just hopes that, at least here, there are more then 50% women. >> >> :-) >> Because I know now, there are some transsexual here :-) >> the have experience to make women... be careful :-) > >Is there a problem with that? Are transexuals no

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread Helen Faulkner
Is there a problem with that? Are transexuals not welcome here? Of course they are. Everyone is welcome here who is interested in increasing the participation of women in the debian community. :) Helen.

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread nicole
At 01:02 on Jul 14, Miriam Ruiz shook the earth with: > > >/me just hopes that, at least here, there are more then 50% women. > > > > :-) > > Because I know now, there are some transsexual here :-) > > the have experience to make women... be careful :-) > > Is there a problem with that? Are tr

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread Miriam Ruiz
> >/me just hopes that, at least here, there are more then 50% women.> > :-)> Because I know now, there are some transsexual here :-) > the have experience to make women... be careful :-)Is there a problem with that? Are transexuals not welcome here?   Miry  

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-13 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hi Christian, Am 2004-07-02 19:01:25, schrieb Christian Perrier: >Just a small "hi" to everyone around (h, so just a small "hi" to >"everygirl" around ? :-))). Got my first mail from the list today and >I'm happy of it, wanted to share > >(now, I have to piss off listmasters so that "my"

Re: Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-05 Thread Christian Perrier
> So, shut up, bubulle OK, I just can't.damn I never can. It seems this is "introduce ourselves" time, so let's jump in it. I am currently one of those people responsible for the very low percentage of women in Debian because, just like all Debian Developers minus 2 or 3, my only presenc

Ping/Hi/whatever...

2004-07-02 Thread Christian Perrier
Just a small "hi" to everyone around (h, so just a small "hi" to "everygirl" around ? :-))). Got my first mail from the list today and I'm happy of it, wanted to share (now, I have to piss off listmasters so that "my" list for -l10n-bidi gets createdyou've got yours, I've to get mine t