On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:19 PM, Phil Mocek <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 06:58:53AM -0700, joeygartin wrote: >> Their inner sorrow is projected out in a form of rage and that usually >> (hopefully) only comes out as rude, curt and inpatient. > > That's a common misperception. > > <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#keepcool>
Phil - I can tell that you _really_ like ESR, but: 1) We'd be much obliged if you'd stop reposting great chunks of ESR's essays. A link is fine. 2) If you would stop changing the subject line of discussions every time you respond, that would be just dandy, too. Rapid-fire subject changes don't help anyone keep track of what is going on. 3) This is one of those times that ESR has got things _completely_ bass ackwards. Many hackers are rude. They may not intend to be rude, but we can only judge a person by the words that come out of their mouth. It doesn't take much effort to write in a way that won't be interpreted as insulting. Hackers don't get a special pass to treat other people like crap simply because they have 133t skillz. The correct response to the perception of insult isn't to direct someone to an essay as to why they are wrong in their perception - the correct response is to apologize for any perceived insult, indicate that the insult wasn't intended, and to rephrase your point in a way that isn't insulting. Regardless of whether you agree with this last point, I'm telling you now: on this point, ESR doesn't speak for the Django community. The Django core team places a high value on civility. Anyone who makes a regular habit of posting inappropriate abusive responses will be asked - politely - to find somewhere else to vent their frustration. Yours, Russ Magee %-) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
