Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1702 mails)

[Jim Henderson <hendersj@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:22:16 +0000, Jim Henderson wrote:

> On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:05:53 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>
> > > I think it is unfair and unfortunate that a very small number of
> > > people have set such a negative tone for this list.  I think in
> > > general, this list is a valuable resource for users (and what I'm
> > > saying here should NOT in any way be construed as otherwise), but I
> > > agree with Adam's statement above and feel that something needs to be
> > > done to address those issues he's identified.
> > Something being "politely ask users to use a professional form when
> > writing to the list". Any more than that would have to include
> > enforcement, which will likely do more harm than good.
>
> Unfortunately, some individuals do not respond well to even a politely
> worded request to act professionally.  At that point, some enforcement
> action is generally prudent for the benefit of the community.  Of course
> a "carrot" approach is generally better than a "stick" approach, but
> sometimes a stick is what's necessary.

And apparently my comments here were taken as being directed at someone 
on just one side of the discussion. Let me be clear:  EVERYONE needs to 
calm down and stop with the name calling, no matter what side of the 
discussion we're on.

It doesn't do our community any good to have people swearing at each 
other and making the discussion personal.  It's not good for us as a 
community, and it certainly doesn't look good to those looking to join.

Jim
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