Re: On indirect feedback

2013-08-05 Thread Milan Sreckovic
I don't see a contradiction here. If the person giving feedback is skilled at doing it, the person receiving it doesn't need to be as skilled in receiving it. if the person receiving feedback is skilled at receiving, the person giving it doesn't need to be as skilled at giving it. If both ar

Re: On indirect feedback

2013-08-05 Thread Gervase Markham
On 05/08/13 14:53, Bas Schouten wrote: > Although I agree fully that by far the best way of offering feedback > is by talking to that person directly. I do think we have to face the > fact that at this point in time a significant amount of people find > it very hard to speak to people directly abou

Re: On indirect feedback

2013-08-05 Thread Bas Schouten
om: "Robert O'Callahan" To: "Brian Smith" Cc: "Mozilla Product Builds" , "dev-platform" , "Gregory Szorc" Sent: Saturday, August 3, 2013 1:28:39 PM Subject: Re: On indirect feedback On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Brian Smith wrote: > I

Re: On indirect feedback

2013-08-03 Thread Robert O'Callahan
On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Brian Smith wrote: > I think some people may interpret what you say in that last paragraph the > opposite of how you intend. I am pretty sure you mean something like "If > somebody starts to complain to you about somebody else, then stop them and > ask them to fir

Re: On indirect feedback

2013-08-02 Thread Brian Smith
On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 1:32 AM, Robert O'Callahan wrote: > On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Gregory Szorc wrote: > > > Many of the complaints I've heard have been from overhearing hallway > > conversations, noticing non-directed complaints on IRC, having 3rd > parties > > report anecdotes, etc. *P

On indirect feedback

2013-08-02 Thread Robert O'Callahan
On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Gregory Szorc wrote: > Many of the complaints I've heard have been from overhearing hallway > conversations, noticing non-directed complaints on IRC, having 3rd parties > report anecdotes, etc. *Please, please, please voice your complaints > directly at me and the