On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 12:37:53PM -0500, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 12:26 PM Karen Lewellen > <klewel...@shellworld.net> wrote: > > > > You are entitled to your opinion, which I respect. > > Given how some choose to answer, speaking personally, If they wanted to be > > here, they would already be here. > > Well, I think it is good troubleshooting. > > The first problem your associate is going to have is, you will > mis-state or mis-translate the problem. Then, the next problem your > associate is going to have is, you will mis-state or mis-translate the > answer you got from the list. All you are doing is muddying the waters > and complicating the process. > > The first thing I would do is get you out of the equation, and deal > directly with the mailing list for the problems at hand. >
This is a mail which I am writing as a member of the Debian Community Team. I would like to remind you - and all involved in this discussion - of the Debian Code of Conduct and mailing list code of conduct. One thing that is asked of all of us is to be respectful and constructive. I think the above two paragraphs are not constructive and are impolite. I would ask you to consider carefully that this does not show you in your best light and was unnecessary. At the end of every email is another human being: each of us has different experience, needs, and an absolutely individual experience of Debian. Karen has her own needs: I don't think that this particular exchange has been helpful and doesn't show this list in a good light. if you were to meet in a social setting, would you feel as justified in being blunt? If not, then please also reconsider your tone for the future: not every email needs to be replied to, certainly not in this way if you cannot add anything useful. Andy Cater [For the Community Team] but that actually these comments were unnecessary. > But suit yourself. I don't have a dog in this fight. > > > On Tue, 28 Nov 2023, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Nov 26, 2023 at 7:02 PM Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> > > > wrote: > > >> [...] > > >> There is an associate in Toronto who is aiming to provide an email setup, > > >> configuring alpine to access gmail, but he has never configured alpine > > >> before. > > > > > > Your associate should join the list and then state problems and ask > > > questions directly. > > > >
