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On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Sebastian Pipping <sping@g.o> wrote: |
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> On 06/19/10 17:34, Nirbheek Chauhan wrote: |
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>> No, really, flaming #gentoo-infra on the gentoo-dev mailing list is |
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>> silly, useless *and* ironic (in this case). |
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> It's not about the infra team, it's about communication in the |
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> #gentoo-infra channel. All of "silly, useless *and* ironic" could use |
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> an explaination, at least to me. |
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* It is silly because this is an insignificant matter compared to the |
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bigger problems. |
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* It is useless because you're approaching this in a completely wrong |
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way; being vehement doesn't convince anyone. |
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* It is ironic because by flaming the people on that channel in a |
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public manner, you are degrading the tone of this mailing list. |
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In fact, by doing what you are doing, you are alienating people who |
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once supported your cause, and wanted to help. You cannot cause change |
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without widespread support. You cannot convince people of your |
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opinions by insulting them, or repeating your arguments emphatically. |
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I advise you to take a break to cool off and think for a while about |
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how you are approaching this. To make someone understand your PoV, you |
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must first understand their PoV and *empathize* with it. |
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~Nirbheek Chauhan |
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Gentoo GNOME+Mozilla Team |