Well said On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Joram Mwinamo <joram.mwinamo@gmail.com> wrote:
I think that generally in a public forum there are those things that can easily offend or form permanent perceptions in the minds of those who might have something to do with your future (tenders or employment) and in a list like this , those things could be 1.Politics 2.Religion 3.Spam 4. Abusive language(or insinuations of such) If we steer clear of those discussions and items, then chances of offending people could be much less. I dont see why any of those 4 have to feature in a tech forum with diverse opinions and views Plus it DOES matter where you are coming from(email wise). If you are working for someone and using their domain, im sure they want to be represented well. Otherwise use your gmail or yahoo. Names are brands. If my domain extension is safaricom.com , or governmentofkenya.co.ke then people will perceive me through safaricom or GOK lenses. If its mwtfk.com then people dont know what to think cos its not a brand that represents something . if a person uses a personal mail, even if we know them from other circles, we take it to be their personal opinion. If they are using company mail(and endorsing a product in the process) then we take it they are speaking for the company..... My 3 cents