1.0 link Rainbow Dash Network http://rainbowdash.net/ Pony (pony) http://rainbowdash.net/pony http://rainbowdash.net/notice/2489430 @<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/1948" class="url" title="Cerulean Spark"><span class="fn nickname">ceruleanspark</span></a></span> I doubt I'd ask even if I were 90% sure they were in general conversation since, whether or not they are, I'd adjust my interaction with them according to their behavior, but, if I could tell that asking them kindly out loud would queue others in to the fact that this person works well with a different approach then I can see that helping possibly.