On Sun, 2013-05-12 at 11:03 -0700, Jason Reethisma wrote: > @Russell > > "can't compel anyone to do anything"... you can compel people to NOT do > something, such as, "don't close a ticket as won't-fix without giving a > detailed explanation of why it should be closed". > > Saying that people cannot be compelled is an excuse to not take action. > > Ignoring the 3 outlined problems in the post you replied to while pretending > to ask for suggestions from the community is just a form of equivocation. > Politicians do it all the time... >
As someone who uses Django, and lurks (mostly) on this list, I have to say that I think you have got completely the wrong end of the stick. The tone of your mail is not constructive, and is provoking a negative reaction even in me (and I am not one who has been putting massive amounts of time into building Django, keeping the tracker in order, and trying to keep the community running smoothly). I don't want to think about how such posts must make the likes of Russell, Jacob & co react - I can only say that in the years I've been here they've done a superb job keeping the frustration in check. This community, to me, is notable for the professional and courteous manner in which people making demands are directed toward what they need to do to have a chance of getting what they want. I'm not saying it's perfect, but it deserves rather more credit than you appear to be giving. If there is little to no chance that a particular feature will be implemented, it seems to me that is better for all concerned to close down the discussion fairly sharplish - the submitter then doesn't waste time thinking they're going to get something done about it, and the developers don't waste time explaining again and again and again why the submitter's latest rehash of the same argument is not going to make any difference (submitter wrong, bad fit for Django, philosophical issues, whatever - some people just don't seem to get the message). I suggest you take Russell's post at face value, by the way. "Looking for a positive outcome". Well, perhaps face value plus a head of frustration that he's hiding fairly well. Thanks again to all of you who are making it happen. Cheers, Nick -- Nick Phillips / [email protected] / 03 479 4195 # These statements are mine, not those of the University of Otago -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
