Umm...

You know Allyson, I could. Didn't really think about it, because he is professional artist, and I never really feel comfortable talking to them, because in my other hat, my budget never allows me to pay them what they are worth. And I hate to interrupt them while they are (in theory) doing paying work.

Okay, I will do a recon for the Buffistas...

His email addie is right on his site, though. If it's a bother, he won't respond. No harm, no foul.

Am I the only asshole in the world that just emails random people to find shit out when I'm curious? Is this a faux pas?

Nah. I think it is F2F habits just bleeding over in the online world. In the real world, going up to a stranger and tapping them on the shoulder to ask them a question has a certain weight to it that sometimes people unconsciously carry over...

I think.

Am I the only asshole in the world that just emails random people to find shit out when I'm curious? Is this a faux pas?

I do it. When it's a stranger, I'm polite, but if I'm genuinely interested and their e-mail is public, I don't think it's a problem.

Edit: After all, I put my e-mail on my fic site so people can do exactly the same thing. I do it less often in meatspace, though I have been known to go up to people and just ask stuff, especially when the setting's not *entirely* random (say, classroom).

In the real world, going up to a stranger and tapping them on the shoulder to ask them a question has a certain weight to it that sometimes people unconsciously carry over...

But if they put their email up on their site, isn't it an "ask me how!"?

Totally. Someone emails my private address i don't know, different kettle of fish. My main address is fine.

As if anyone ever mails me cold, but you get the picture...

Ummm... Am I the only one for whom that last link is dead dead dead?

I like the drawing of the Library.

I hope they use that library.

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I want that library in my house.

I want that library in my house.

Oh, hell, yeah. I don't think my college library was that cool.