Re: [boost] Religious sensibility (WAS: RE: [XInt] CoW/Move Timings)

Subject: Re: [boost] Religious sensibility (WAS: RE: [XInt] CoW/Move Timings)
From: Julian Gonggrijp (j.gonggrijp_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-14 10:14:45

Arindam Mukherjee wrote:

> I am a little flummoxed at the amount of tension this has generated. I would
> really not care how your email address is spelt as long as what you write in
> the subject and body of your email does not offend me and does not violate
> the rules of the list. [...]

Cory Nelson wrote:

> The guy's handle had Satan in the name.  That's all.  Argue for people
> using their real names if you want, but discussion of satanism or
> religion of any kind was never there to begin with.
> 
> [...]

I agree with the above two reactions. In my opinion, it doesn't matter what 
your email address looks like as long as your real name appears in the 
"From:" field. Vladimir Prus and Hal Finkel pointed out good reasons why the 
real name should be included.

If somebody in the list happens to be a satanist (or a christian, a 
vegetarian or a postal service employee) I don't think they have to take 
special effort or change their habits in order to hide that fact.

Apart from that: I never expected my first post to this list would have 
anything to do with satanism!

-Julian