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Re: Rule of order for dot operators?

Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Date 2015-05-16 22:06 -0700
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Subject Re: Rule of order for dot operators?
From Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com>

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On Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 7:15:13 AM UTC+5:30, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Sun, 17 May 2015 05:40 am, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
> 
> > C.D. Reimer wrote:
> > ^^^^
> > Who?
> 
> Don't be a dick, Thomas. Lots of people use their initials. You use your
> nickname as part of your sender address, why are you questioning somebody
> for using their initials?

Not only is it a ridiculous objection, I dont even understand what the objection
is.

Among the eminent this is quite common
Dijkstra -- ewd
Stallman -- rms
Eric Raymond -- esr

And even for non-eminent like your truly, most of my working life most people
called me 'rpm' than Rusi/Mody or any such.

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Rule of order for dot operators? "C.D. Reimer" <chris@cdreimer.com> - 2015-05-16 12:20 -0700
  Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-16 21:40 +0200
    Re: Rule of order for dot operators? "C.D. Reimer" <chris@cdreimer.com> - 2015-05-16 12:55 -0700
      Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-17 19:17 +0200
        Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-05-17 10:30 -0700
          Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-05-17 12:13 -0700
        Re: Rule of order for dot operators? "C.D. Reimer" <chris@cdreimer.com> - 2015-05-17 11:35 -0700
    Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-17 11:45 +1000
      Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-05-16 22:06 -0700
      Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2015-05-17 15:43 +0000
        Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-20 00:30 +0200
          Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-05-19 18:36 -0700
            Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-05-20 04:24 +0200
              Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-05-19 19:44 -0700
              Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-20 13:11 +1000
              Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-05-20 17:29 +1000
            Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-20 12:31 +1000
      Re: Rule of order for dot operators? "C.D. Reimer" <chris@cdreimer.com> - 2015-05-17 10:50 -0700
      Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-05-18 17:40 +1000
  Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-17 11:31 +1000
  Re: Rule of order for dot operators? Thomas Rachel <nutznetz-0c1b6768-bfa9-48d5-a470-7603bd3aa915@spamschutz.glglgl.de> - 2015-05-18 14:00 +0200

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