On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 04:56, Randal L. Schwartz <mer...@stonehenge.com> wrote: >>>>>> "Ian" == Ian <pcs...@gmail.com> writes: > Ian> Randal is arrogant and a bully and is the reason why I moved on from this > Ian> list years ago. > > You misunderstood something I said, which when taken in context, was > appropriate then and I would say it again today. It was a reaction to > something you said, which had I known *more* about the situation, might > have come out differently, but it wasn't clear from the post you made. > > See http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.beginners/2009/08/msg108709.html > > I'll let my words stand for themselves.
It is interesting that you two are talking about this thread way back in 2009. I was not involved but was contributing as a third party. I can't say I'm anywhere near as hurt as Ian, but I will say that *this* particular thread made me realize that I'd probably ought to step away from the list, too. My activity on the list dropped right after. Of course, given the number of people on this list and my relatively little contribution, it surely wasn't a big dent on the list's traffic. :-) But, if both sides (both of you) and third-party-people like me still remember exchanges on this list from almost 2 years ago, isn't it time to ask if any of us should approaching this list differently... I'm sure the majority of the nastiness of the postings would be gone if these discussions were done face-to-face. Imagine reading some of the things said in that 2009 thread and this one to someone sitting in right front of you... Especially the parts in upper case characters... Ray -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
