From: dblack@... Date: 2006-11-18T03:30:23+09:00 Subject: Re: [Helppp xD] Newbie issue Hi -- On Fri, 17 Nov 2006, David Vallner wrote: > 3. Smileys and netspeak are fluff and a little out of place for the > medium. Cut out the "xD" and use "Thanks" instead of Thx, please. Oh, I think we do OK despite the occasional smiley :-) Let's err on the side of making people feel welcome unless they do something clearly troll-like. Thx -- David -- David A. Black | dblack@rubypal.com Author of "Ruby for Rails" [1] | Ruby/Rails training & consultancy [3] DABlog (DAB's Weblog) [2] | Co-director, Ruby Central, Inc. [4] [1] http://www.manning.com/black | [3] http://www.rubypowerandlight.com [2] http://dablog.rubypal.com | [4] http://www.rubycentral.org