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From: Marijn <hkBst@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Cc: Arun Raghavan <ford_prefect@g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Time based retirements
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:00:22
Message-Id: 50EAE4CE.5030408@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Time based retirements by Arun Raghavan
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4 On 21-12-12 13:32, Arun Raghavan wrote:
5 > On 21 December 2012 17:36, Ciaran McCreesh
6 > <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com> wrote:
7 >> On Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:21:57 +0000 Markos Chandras
8 >> <hwoarang@g.o> wrote:
9 >>> Your tone is not appropriate for discussion. If you don't like
10 >>> the existing policy, bring it to the list with a better
11 >>> attitude so we can try and discuss it. But given that you want
12 >>> to pick a fight with your email, I will most likely ignore
13 >>> this thread and keep doing our job like we do for many years.
14 >>
15 >> http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m93x01rSVK1qjvxfho1_1280.jpg
16 >
17 > And that also makes a convenient way to always ignore the tone of
18 > an argument, regardless of whether it is justified or not.
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20 You say that as if it is a bad thing. If we were all a little less
21 easily offended, communication would be more effective.
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23 > I find that Markos' objection is not unfounded and your argument
24 > is irrelevant here.
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26 It is fine to discuss tone too, but let's not use tone as an argument
27 to not respond to content.
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29 Marijn
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