Am 4. Dezember 2020 21:20:06 schrieb Per Jessen
Gerald, not at all. Thick skin can be useful when you are trying to integrate. Having "thick skin" simply means not taking everything at face value. Being punched in the face, sure, but if someone at the Stammtisch says "ach, du blöder Siech", it does not mean you have to respond in kind. Laugh if off and carry on.
Yes, and that exactly is the problem: This mailing list is not a semi-private meetup. It's a public conversation platform with lots of people not knowing each other. The only connecting point is the topic. Plus, this list is readable from "the outside" which makes it some kind of marketing tool. A first impression given by this project if you want to call it that. (Hence the name of the list.) That's why I consider neutral, on-topic conversations absolutely crucial. If we can't keep it that way the whole concept of this list doomed. Which has troublesome consequences for everything related. vinz.