* Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@suse.cz> [12-02-20 07:54]:
On Wed, 02 Dec 2020 08:39:56 +0100 Martin Pluskal <martin@pluskal.org> wrote:
On Sun, 2020-11-29 at 15:20 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
Per Jessen composed on 2020-11-29 20:45 (UTC+0100):
BTW, I have also heard *many* complaints about the Discord channels, what would be a suitable place to bring those up? I am sure you will understand what I mean.
Does anyone really expect any different in a forum with a name that means what it does? :
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/discord?s=t [quote] discord ... noun 1-lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord. 2-disagreement; difference of opinion. 3-strife; dispute; war. ... verb to disagree; be at variance. [/quote]
The idiotic name "discord" was enough to dissuade me from even sampling it when originally introduc Hi
Speaking of healthy environment on our mailing list - I would say that calling whatever tool/project "idiotic" is not really a way to go ...
As much as I do not like the word "idiotic" here, Felix did not call the tool and/or project idiotic. He referred to the name. I have to agree that it's not a particularly good name for what it is.
this is beginning to sound an awful lot like the continual bickering about the name/acronym "GIMP". people are going to have to just "man up" and wear thicker skin because there is always going to be something that offends one an not another. if the end in sight is to never "offend" "anyone", speach and the written word will disappear. deliberate and directed should be the only criteria! unintentional should be overlooked, and discussion is NOT necessary. perception does not equal reality! -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode