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On Wed, 2016-11-30 at 21:10 -0500, William L. Thomson Jr. wrote: |
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> > So if I openly insult people of other nationalities or races on a |
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> > regular |
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> > basis on mailing lists or in chat, but I'm also a prolific Gentoo |
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> > contributor; that is OK? |
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> That depends on many factors, but to an extent yes it is OK because this |
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> is a |
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> technical project and needs people who are prolific contributors. Not |
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> everyone |
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> has good human relation skills. Does that mean they lack in technical? |
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So if the recipient of one of those insults invokes a mediator, and the |
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mediator says "This thing is bad, and this is why; don't do this thing", we |
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can ignore them provided we've contributed more? How does that encourage |
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people to participate - particularly, new participation - knowing that |
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there is nothing they can do, bar leaving, to stop the derogatory remarks? |
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Further, this has the potential to cause significant divisivness, |
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flamewars, and even more bikeshedding. |
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Sam Jorna (wraeth) |
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