On Sunday, March 8, 2015, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> wrote:
> On 08/03/2015 Simon Phipps wrote: > >> On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Andrea Pescetti wrote: >> >>> What about actually doing something? >>> >> That, sir, is insulting. If you want to propose a resolution, >> do so, but please do not attempt to hand out jobs. >> > > Volunteering to do something is much more appreciated than complaining. I > felt free to remind you and Dave that offering your help is all you need to > do if you want to manually maintain a list of people. I hope Dave did not > feel insulted [oops, see below]. Apologies to Simon, but in spite of > thinking about it for a while, I can't really find a gentler way to tell > you that if you really want to see something done, offering your help is > your best option. This is true for minor tasks like maintaining a list of > moderators as well as for bigger, more significant tasks. > > Dave Barton wrote: > >> Is such a hostile and insulting attack necessary? >> > > Well, if you felt insulted too, apologies to you too. It is quite clear > from the context that I meant "doing something [about it]", i.e., about > that specific web page, not in general. I can't see myself being hostile or > insulting, but I cannot spend my whole day in explaining sentences. > > I do not question that the ASF strives to be open and transparent, but >> in the area of community building the AOO project is sadly lacking. >> Comments, such as you have expressed here are, to say the least, >> discouraging. >> > > I think you got your answers and your points were taken. My comments were > surely not meant to disturb anyone and I still don't see anything > inappropriate there, but it can be that native speakers find problematic > language that was not intentionally put there. I don't think this thread > has anything useful to say any longer, and as I cannot write without being > misinterpreted, I'll be happy to move over and remind that I welcome any > constructive offer for help in any fields. I agree with Andrea, helping is worth more than just writing words, and I think it is better to try and read mails with a positive filter. Non-native speakers will from time to time have wording that native speakers can twist.....but remember this is not a court house, it is a place with room for everybody, so please think positive when reading mails. rgds jan i > > Regards, > Andrea. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- Sent from My iPad, sorry for any misspellings.
