Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!olivea!oliveb!felix!asylvain From: asylvain@felix.UUCP (Alvin "the Chipmunk" Sylvain) Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc Subject: Re: The nature of wizards Summary: Female Wiz's Message-ID: <152295@felix.UUCP> Date: 12 Oct 90 00:32:05 GMT References: <270897A8.6F6C@tct.uucp> <1990Oct3.024824.13060@eng.umd.edu> <270B296A.17D3@tct.uucp> <1990Oct6.050950.16265@eng.umd.edu> Sender: daemon@felix.UUCP Reply-To: asylvain@felix.UUCP (Alvin "the Chipmunk" Sylvain) Organization: FileNet Corp., Costa Mesa, CA Lines: 34 In article <1990Oct6.050950.16265@eng.umd.edu> russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) writes: ::In article <270B296A.17D3@tct.uucp> chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) writes: ::>[ Followups to comp.unix.misc ] ::> ::>According to russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto): ::>>In article <270897A8.6F6C@tct.uucp> chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) writes: ::>>>A true wizard is not only well-informed and experienced. She is also ::>>>gracious and generous. She patiently answers questions that lesser ::>>>beings might consider to be too "simple" or even "stupid" to bother ::>>>with. ::>> ::>>Sounds more like a 'slave consultant' than a wizard. ::> ::>People of real stature need not be slaves to be helpful. [...] ::>>Why do you use 'she'? ::> ::>A better question is, "Why not?" [...] ::If you know of any female unix wizards on the net, please tell me. I'd bet ::that you could count them on one hand. =>Ah hem.<= It occurs to me that mayhaps female wizards know better! =>Cough cough<= =>Hack!<= (I'm straining, really I am, to keep from making any sexist remarks here! Shall we change the subject, please? Before somebody puts their foot into their mouth and brings down the wrath of feminists?) -- =======================Standard Disclaimers Apply======================= "We're sorry, but the reality you have dialed is no | Alvin longer in service. Please check the value of pi, | "the Chipmunk" or pray to your local diety for assistance." | Sylvain = = = = = =I haven't the smoggiest notion what my address is!= = = = = =