>From: James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Mar 7, 2007 9:45 AM >To: users@openoffice.org >Subject: Re: [users] Offensive Material? > >Peter Dodge wrote: >> WHAT are you talking about? I did not send any offensive material. >> > >There was a huge pink and blue block signature at the bottom of your >message. When I tried to reply, I couldn't do so without including that >huge block. I had to create a new reply, delete everything in it and >then cut 'n paste from the original message, to build the reply. As >someone else mentioned, a signature should be no more than 4 text lines, >no images. Also, many people find religious content to be offensive.
James: I have to side with you on this. First, signatures should be short and informative. "God Bless" and a name is good. I have a long signature as I explain the purpose of this list and will attempt to shorten it in the near future. Adding your purpose and address is fine for business purposes and should be excused for first time posters. Absolutely NO images and other 'fancy' stuff. You can send pictures to your buddies, friends and family, but this could be considered an attempt to violate security at some of the companies I've worked with (they remove ALL attachments, automatically.) So what do I do? Well first, put your signature on a separate line after putting in two dashes and then a space. (-- ) This will prevent getting your own signature back. Second, keep it short and simple. Enough said about this. Third, if you have a strong belief in God, Jesus Christ or any other deity, think about what the other end will see. Will they see a 'Happy Christian' or a Zealot? Saying 'God Bless and have a Nice Day' does more than pasting in a massive unremovable picture of your Church. Now for those who find this offensive, please read the message, and try to see things on the other side. If it is a happy message, take it that way. If it is a massive picture, send a PRIVATE message to the sender letting them know that you found the picture in bad taste and as a waste of bandwidth. If you think first and know that you are sending to a mailing list read around the world where some folks pay by the byte (yes, Virginia there are places like this) you would keep messages short and to the point. I put a warning in the message subject that this will be lengthy but necessary. BTW, I have served in the following capacities: BBS Sysop BBS Area Coordinator FidoNet List Moderator Yes, I've been around a while.... So, I will bring up two things: One, try not to be offensive. Two, try not to be offended. Now, let's get back to helping users with problems with using OpenOffice.org. James McKenzie --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
