On Wednesday 28 October 2020 20:50:17 Steven D'Aprano via tde-users 
wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 10:59:24PM +0100, deloptes via tde-users wrote:
> > And regarding unsubscribing - everybody is free to subscribe and
> > unsubscribe. There is no need to put it on the wall.
>
> How will we know how many potential TDE users we are driving away if
> they don't tell us?
>
> > And what does working at the university has to do with the TDE user
> > list, I also do not understand.
>
> The context was being told that this mailing list is like having a
> job: it's about the social chit-chat. (That doesn't sound much like
> the jobs I've had. I guess some people are lucky enough to get paid to
> stand around the water-cooler and gossip all day long, but most people
> have to actually work.)
>
> > @Janek - free your mind and enjoy the "stupidity" of day-to-day
> > life.
>
> You know nothing about Janek, and you're telling him how he needs to
> fix his life? Astonishing. I'm offended and that wasn't even aimed at
> me.
>
> > The thing I enjoy more are the life stories of people I
> > know.
>
> If you like that, you will LOVE Facebook and Twitter and other social
> media.

Ahh contrare, I'm fussy about who I share private details with, and I 
don't touch them two AH's with a 50 foot glass pole.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
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