On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 1:38 PM Michael Meskes <mes...@postgresql.org> wrote: > > I don't want to upset anybody for any reason. I regret that my words > > have upset you, but I think that they were misinterpreted in a way > > that I couldn't possibly have predicted. The particular aspect of > > I strongly object to that. It's pretty obvious to me that addressing > people in third person is very offending.
I think that this must be a cultural thing. I can see how somebody would see the third person style as overly formal or stilted. An interpretation like that does make sense to me. But I knew of no reason why you might find that style made the message offensive. It was never intended to denigrate. I don't know you all that well, but we have talked for quite a while on a few occasions. I got the sense that you are a decent person from these conversations. I have no possible reason to denigrate or insult you. In general I try to be respectful, and if I ever fail it's not because I didn't care at all. Anybody that knows me well knows that I am not a mean spirited person. If this is just an unfortunate misunderstanding, as I suspect it is, then I would be happy to let it go, and treat it as something to learn from. -- Peter Geoghegan
