[Theforum] Roll Call
Erika Meyer
emeyer at lclark.edu
Tue Oct 30 16:56:33 CST 2001
Madhu wrote:
>(For the curious, the "dh" sound in Madhu is like the "the" sound
>with an added soft "d" emphasis. Oh, it's impossible to explain in
>email.)
not impossible. I'd call it a "soft d." From the way you describe.
Not a common English sound, but common in other languages. Russian
has one I think...
>2) The US influence seems to be a bit heavy. I suppose this is
>because many members are American, but still...
>When someone makes a cultural reference, I'm sometimes at a loss to
>figure out what he or she means. For example, a reference to, say,
>Starbucks. Assuming that everyone knows what Starbucks is/sells
>isn't a wise move. (I used Starbucks as an example because they're
>very well known.)
The list is US heavy. A lot of us would that it were not so.
In that regards, I recommend a combo of patience and assertiveness.
And understand that it is very easy to navel-gaze in the US, for a
variety of reasons. We need our asses kicked occasionally to help us
lift our gaze.
I don't think there is anything wrong with someone responding with a
question (for clarification of cultural references) or with an
alternative POV.
Just understand that US citizens have a tendency to be geographically
and cross-culturally challenged. Work with us, Madhu. Kick our
asses.
In a similar vein, I'd like to see more women and more designers.
>3) Sometimes I wonder if some of the designers feel alienated with a
>few of the tech-heavy discussions that take place.
Speaking for myself, not alienated so much as not particularly interested...
>I know that one of the admins feels this way. Being a techie, I love
>them, but I just wonder. I know that when something, say,
>PHP-related, comes up, I just skip it entirely because it's
>something I know nothing about.
Nothing wrong with skipping threads... either long opinionated
threads or on discussions outside of your field.
>The annoying:
>1) I hate it when people quote a message verbatim and don't trim
>their posts. The listmom of another list I'm on makes sure that
>people don't do this by rejecting a message to the list if it
>contains a certain footer that is automatically added to the end of
>every message.
Why does Steve refer to himself as a mom? Why not a dad?
>2) Damn time difference (India is 10.5 to 12.5 hours ahead of USA).
>By the time I get the digest, somebody will have already helped
>someone out.
Why not subscribe non-digest and filter it into a special box?
I've had 2 a.m. exchanges with people in Australia...
>3) Dan, run a grammar/spelling check on your messages please. (ha ha
>ha, couldn't resist that one. You know I jest, right?)
you're not the first to have suggested that.
>>Do you have a cat?
>
>No. I dislike cats intensely. I'll never have a cat, not in this lifetime.
meow!
Erika
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