Author: golinux Date: To: dng Subject: Re: [DNG] Rudeness can be productive. Re: /usr to merge or not to
merge... that is the question
On 2018-11-22 19:10, terryc wrote: > On Thu, 22 Nov 2018 16:05:37 -0600
> golinux@??? wrote:
>
>>
>> It seems you missed this good advice from Roger Leigh:
>>
>> "Let me begin by stating that I found your reply (and others) to be
>> rude, unnecessarily aggressive, and lacking in well-reasoned
>> objective argument. It's poor communication like this which caused
>> me to unsubscribe from the Debian lists, and also to this list a good
>> while back (I only read the digest summary on occasion, and rarely
>> participate). I find it fosters an unfriendly, unpleasant and
>> unproductive environment which I don't enjoy working in. When you're
>> doing this type of work as a part-time volunteer, it's extremely
>> demotivating and disheartening to be treated this way. It would be
>> unacceptable in a professional setting, and it's equally unacceptable
>> here. Please do think about what you have written before sending it;
>> it costs nothing to be nice, even when you are in disagreement with
>> someone."
>
> Good advice, but sometimes it can be counter productive.
>
> There are always "two" sides/views to any situation and I've always
> found any out burst can be helpful, cathartic and generally lead to
> increased production.
>
> If someone is posting in a manner that causes offence to someone, it is
> better that it be drawn to the attention of the poster. They can then
> choose to modify their posting style or not. At least both sides know
> where they stand.
>
> I'd much rather have contributions(posts) than sulking. YMMV, but I
> dislike tofu, blancmange and similar.
>
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