Re: [gentoo-project] Hiding problems, breach of Gentoo Social Contract

[William L. Thomson Jr.]

On Saturday, December 3, 2016 9:34:07 PM EST Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto wrote:
>
> imho, only proves that some people are even resistant to that (learning
> "social skills").

IMHO, This trying for force other to learn based on others perception is part 
of the problem. People perceive others to lack social skills. Whom they have 
not met, directly interacted with, nor worked with. Nor would many be working 
with them moving forward. Not to mention culture and language differences.

Specific to me, while many question my social skills. One fact that remains is 
I have represented Gentoo as its public face at very large conventions, Linux 
World Expo. Which to my knowledge is the largest event that Gentoo has ever 
been represented at. I helped man the Gentoo booth 2 years in a row. It would 
have been a 3rd, the final year of LWE, but Gentoo failed to obtain a booth. 
Any Gentoo Developer and other that has met me, I think would hold a different 
perception of my social skills.

It is interesting how someone can represent Gentoo in an official capacity 
publicly. Interacting with people in person face to face. Yet online others 
will question such individual based on even say a few hundred posts over a 
brief period of time. I probably talked to hundreds of people each day at LWE 
about Gentoo...

I think there needs to be less judgment all around. I do not think others need 
to be calling into question others "social skills". Now if that is your 
profession, hold degrees in such a field, etc. Then it makes a bit more sense. 
But with all the various cultures, language differences, etc. I think judging 
someones social skills based on cyber indirect interaction is quite poor.

Any judgment goes against the CoC, and saying someone lacks social skills in a 
form of judgment, not to mention an insult. I think a better way to phrase 
such would be not right, or not fit for the culture. To make comments such as 
person A lacks social skills I think is wrong. I would never say such!

-- 
William L. Thomson Jr.