Alice Wonder wrote: > On 12/25/18 4:48 PM, Scott Robbins wrote: >> On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 01:26:15PM -0500, rj coleman wrote: >>>> On Dec 24, 2018, at 10:42 AM, Alice Wonder <alice at domblogger.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 12/24/18 7:21 AM, vsnsdualce at memeware.net wrote: >>>>> Debian is not ruled by the men who actually write the software, >>>>> but instead women. >>>> >>>> *snip* >> >>>> Can we please ban the person who sent that disgusting rant to the >>>> list >> >> I was under the impression that it was sarcasm. Whenever something >> gets posted a or a code of conduct that comes down to don't be a jerk is >> adapted, there's lots of people who feel their right to be jerks has >> been infringed. I could easily be wrong but I thought that post was >> making a about why such codes of conduct become necessary. > > Could be, I'm autistic and often completely miss what other people claim > was obvious sarcasm. But sometimes what I think they might claim was > obvious sarcasm based upon past experience it wasn't. > > That's why /sarcasm or other indications really should be used, not all > minds work the same and it isn't fair to assume they should. That is, of course, as opposed to the people who *are* obnoxious jerks, who, when a ton of manure falls on them, they claim it was "just in fun". mark