On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Virgilio A. P. Machado <v...@fct.unl.pt>wrote:
> I forgot at least one of the rules (probably more) of this list, and > (almost) always addressed my comments to the person who made the > comment. The exchange went well, was mostly good humored, but that's > not how things are supposed to happen here. I apologize for so > blatantly disrespecting that list rule, and any other one, that I > might not be aware at the moment. I appreciate the patience and > understanding of all directly involved, and all the readers who had > to endure my misbehavior. > > That said, there's no excuse for the overblowing of my comments and > hyperbolic references to "personal attacks," by now a concept so > overused that it has lost any credibility whatsoever. > > [...] > > To call the attention of ALL participants in the discussion to > "Please focus on the comment, not the person making the comment." is > absolutely right and appropriate. To make it in a message addressed > to me smacks of "personal attack," and since it was made by a list > moderator, I would say that is a very serious offense. We all should > be aware of our responsibilities. We all have duties and rights here. > One wrong, does not justify a worst one. Any moderator that fails to > perform his duties appropriately, should take a leave of absence, > graciously submitting a request to be relieved of his responsibilities. > > From them on, an exemplary participation in this list would be the > best and only argument to ask to be reinstated as a moderator. > > Sincerely, > > Virgilio A. P. Machado > This comment slipped by the first time, but I want to bring this up to illustrate a point. Virgilio is referring to an e-mail I sent to him, asking him to cool down in a somewhat heated discussion earlier this week. I sent the e-mail while sleepy and probably could have phrased it better; I also sent the e-mail to Virgilio only, rather than to all the participants, who also could have used a reminder. I've apologized to Virgilio for handling the issue poorly, but this is another example of why it's a bad idea to send an e-mail when not in the right frame of mind! Proof that we all make mistakes. -Ryan -- [[User:Ral315]] _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
