Re: Abbreviation for markup?

[David Kastrup]

Thomas Morley <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi David,
>
> 2012/1/30 David Kastrup <address@hidden>:
>> Thomas Morley <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> Hi David,
>>>
>>> 2012/1/30 David Kastrup <address@hidden>:
>>> [...]
>>>> We have established that it does not make sense to divert work setting
>>>> up generic channels when there is, at the current point of time, a
>>>> single taker and not even enough to go around to support him.
>>>
>>> How to do it different? Should every person, interested in supporting
>>> you, contact you offlist and ask for your bank account?
>>
>> Well yes, that would be the procedure for larger and/or regular
>> payments.  Smaller amounts can go through PayPal for now.
>
> So please expect a private mail from me.

Thanks.

>> I am not enough of a diplomat to win a single person-to-person battle
>> in the fight to get people to put their money rather than their foot
>> where their mouth is.  And even if I were, I would not be getting the
>> equivalent of the time and stomach aches and sleepless nights I spend
>> on them.
>
> Well, your lack of diplomacy is well known. :)
> And in most cases I've no problem with it. But you tend to generalize
> with your remarks about users or sub-groups of them. This is nearly
> never helpful or even correct.

In this case, it is likely correct in the vast majority of cases.  But a
minority proving me wrong would be all it would take to make a
difference.

> I'm afraid you're right.

I'd love to live in a world proving me wrong more often.

All the best

-- 
David Kastrup