On 2004-03-25, Jaldhar H. Vyas penned: > On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, Monique Y. Herman wrote: > >> She seems to be talking about a fear of being put down or treated >> poorly for participating in a technical forum. This isn't a fear >> I've ever had, but maybe I'm in the minority? > > No Monique you are in the vast majority. I inadvertantly caused this > thread to explode by suggesting there is something wrong with a person > who has such unsubstantiated fears. I stand by that statement. It's > not that I don't sympathize, as a minority in several different ways I > understand where it is coming from, but the insidious thing about it > is that it makes self-confident women like you doubt themselves and > the people around them.
Don't worry; just because I question myself (and others) doesn't mean I doubt myself =) I have plenty of insecurities, but none of them have to do with software or online communities. I seem to do okay in that regard. > Do not fear. Fear is the mind killer. > > (Now quoting "Dune" is the kind of nerdy behavior that's going to > drive people away from Debian :-) Now *that's* funny! -- monique -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
