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Date:      Fri, 11 Aug 1995 09:32:33 +0200
From:      "Julian Stacey <jhs@freebsd.org>" <jhs@vector.eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de>
To:        simon@masi.ibp.fr
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Advocating we append Initial to our first names when signing off
Message-ID:  <199508110732.JAA03627@vector.eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 08 Aug 1995 10:42:21 %2B0200." <199508080842.KAA00358@neuromancer.ibp.fr> 

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Let please append our surname initial to our first names when signing off

First there was Julian Elischer, who often signs himself Julian,
	(& is julian@freefall)

then there was Julian Stacey, I sign myself Julian S,
	( & moved from stacey@some_hosts & julian@other_hosts to
	jhs@freefall_and_all_other_hosts )

now there's Julien Simon, who just signed himself Julien,
> From: simon@masi.ibp.fr
> http://www-masi.ibp.fr/~Julien.Simon
> Message-Id: <199508080842.KAA00358@neuromancer.ibp.fr>

Then there's Gary P & Gary J, both of whom often seem to sign off as `Gary'.

I suggest folk type the extra space bar & Initial when signing off,
and that "Julian E wrote" "Gary J said" is a less confusible style.
		 ^              ^
		 |              |
Fortunately some names like Rod Jordan & Nate still seem unique :-)

Julian S	jhs@freebsd.org



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