On 02/16/11 10:35 PM, Dan Rosenthal wrote: > Yeah, I realize (after the painkillers have worn off) that I actually meant > to say "hostility and suspicion" more than I meant to say criticism. > Criticism should always be welcome. I'm talking about the unfounded stuff. > > I agree with your conclusions about what the increasing amounts would > indicate, but in my experience it tends to be based around completely > different people each time, implying to me that the anger is more generalized > and lashing out at whoever is the target of the moment. > > I guess this is my blanket statement towards all the people lately whose > criticisms I think have been a bit too harsh. I wonder if anyone else has > come to similar conclusions or if I'm just wrong.
The other possibility, when it's from different people is that these really are independent incidents. When a criticism is too harsh (something in itself a judgement call) it needs to be dealt with in a focused manner. It is the particular criticism that needs to be addressed, not the critics entire behaviour. Ec _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
