On 2004-03-25, Joost De Cock penned: > ... >> Any guys have opinions? > > When I think about you, it goes a bit like this: > > 1. Regular poster, knows what she's talking about. > 2. Hmm, Monique, that's my mothers name and not very English sounding.
Well, I'm not English, I'm American! *grin* My mom is actually German, and my father is USian by way of Germany several generations ago. I'm not sure why I received two French names at birth, but I rather like them. > 3. She's a girl. Kewl (because that's rare). > > The fact that you are female adds a fine layer of respect, just > because it's a rare thing, not in a 'Ooh, she's a woman and she still > manages to be a knowledgeable geek'. That sounds as if, as a woman, it > would be nearly impossible to be a knowledgeable geek, and that is > plain bollocks. However, I have much respect for you because of what > you contribute to this list. Your gender doesn't really have any > impact on that. And I hope that, if I act like a moron on the list, my gender won't have an impact on your response, either =) > One of the great things about FLOSS is that you get by on what you do, not > what you look like, the way you dress, the music you like, whatever. I find > that to be an area where FLOSS really sets an example. I'd like to think so. > As for the 'going out of their way' part. You may post often, but I don't see > a lot of questions, only (possible) answers. So that makes me think twice > about trying to help you, in a 'if she can't fix it...' sort of way. I only post in response to a question when I *really* (think I) know the subject material. So for every post I answer, there are about 50 I didn't dare to touch, if not more. =) But thank you for the vote of confidence. -- monique -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
