[Foundation-l] Movement roles letter, Feb 2012

[Béria Lima]

Gomà called him Jan at least 3 times today and no one complained.

Everyone in Brazil calls me "B" (yah, just the first letter) and here is
VERY common to shortening people's  names. Is more a way to write it fast
than to offend anyone. I can call him Mister de Vreede if you all find this
ok, but that would be even more condescending (In my country we only threat
people we really dislike by their last name).
_____
*Béria Lima*

*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter
livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a
construir esse sonho. <http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos>*


On 15 February 2012 23:09, Craig Franklin <craig at halo-17.net> wrote:

> I had wanted to keep out of this, but this is the third or fourth time
> that Jan-Bart has been referred to as "Jan".  It was an understandable
> enough mistake to make the first time, but it's been pointed out
> enough now that that is no longer an excuse.  We do not all have to be
> best of mates, but it is not unreasonable that we all should show some
> basic courtesy towards each other, and taking the time to get each
> other's names right would be a good start.
>
> If you feel that Jan-Bart is being condescending towards you, the best
> solution to that problem is not more condescension thrown back in the
> opposite direction.
>
> Cheers,
> Craig
>
> > Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:07:23 -0200
> > From: B?ria Lima <berialima at gmail.com>
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> > Jan
> >
> > Provide me a link to work and I will gladly tell on wiki how much your
> idea
> > sucks and how I come up with a better one without dismiss community
> opinion
> > and being condescending like you.
> >
> > Here we can't solve anything.
> > _____
> > *B?ria Lima
>
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