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On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 7:37 PM, Matt Turner <mattst88@g.o> wrote: |
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> With gentoo being a non-profit organization, an alternative way to |
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> view it could be the trade-off of seeing developers / maintainers / |
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> staff leave |
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It isn't just the risk of leaving, but the risk of them never joining |
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in the first place. |
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If a flamewar goes back and forth, then it creates an environment |
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where only people who like to participate in flamewars will want to |
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join (thus creating a positive feedback loop). |
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If a troll periodically posts and everybody ignores them, then it |
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creates an environment where it seems as if the developers ignore the |
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users (an outsider could mistake trolling for questions/feedback), and |
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thus people will assume it is a toxic environment and not want to |
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join. |
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While I'm sure toxic coworkers are a problem in any organization, I |
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suspect they're far more impactful when the organization effectively |
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broadcasts their activity to the entire world. |
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I'm all for free expression. That doesn't mean that Gentoo needs to |
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expend its resources to broadcast messages that actually harm Gentoo, |
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or provide a platform for people who have done egregious things (like |
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unwanted gender-based attention, attacking people over disabilities, |
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or whatever), whether the victims of such activities have been dragged |
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through the mud publicly or not. |
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Rich |
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