On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 16:53 -0800, rantingrick wrote: > On Feb 14, 6:06 pm, alex23 <wuwe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Feb 15, 9:47 am, James Mills <prolo...@shortcircuit.net.au> wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 9:32 AM, rantingrick <rantingr...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > ... > [snip: eloquent speech!] > ... > > > I actually agree with this. :) > > The problem is that it's not a philosophy which the ranting one > > practices, > > Actually I could argue quite *successfully* that i have been designing > the rebirth (and fostering the forward thinking evolution!) of the > entire Python community and some very important aspects of the > language for the last couple of years. I have risen through the ranks > from a mere scribe to a truly Pythonic visionary. However, some of my > fellow "engineers" refuse to move from the design phase into the > production phase due to "silly squabbling" and "petty posturing". We > can do many great things if we can put our egos aside and join > together in a common goal. > > [Anecdote] > I always find it interesting how once a person joins an online group > as a "helper" they cannot ask questions anymore. It's like an > unwritten law you dare not break because if you do your "peers" will > see you as weak and they will pounce on you, discredit you, and then > excommunicate you! Any sign of weakness and your out. However if you > show force and brow beat those who dare challenge you then fear will > elevate you through the ranks. This should not be the case. No one > person knows everything. Not even the great Guido van Rossum himself > could have engineered something like Python alone. Sure, Python is > *his* brainchild (and a very beautiful one!) however, he would have > made many mistakes and/or left out many good designs if he did not > have the help of a strong community. > > [Back on track] > I would like to see this group drop the egos and start really working > together. Stop being afraid of how you appear to others and be > yourself. Some folks will be good in one area and other folks in > another. Only together can we conquer all problem domains. > > In the end i promise they will respect you more for your honesty. And > it will not be a respect forged from fear, no, it will be something > greater! A respect forged from collaboration. A respect of comrades in > arms. This is the future i bring to c.l.py! HEIL DER FUHRER!
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