On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:21:28 -0400 Zero Piraeus <sche...@gmail.com> wrote:
> : > > Not sure exactly how to put this ... > > I'm a mostly passive subscriber to this list - my posts here over the > years could probably be counted without having to take my socks off - > so perhaps I have no right to comment, but I've noticed a marked > increase in aggressive language here lately, so I'm putting my head > above the parapet to say that I don't appreciate it. > > Robust disagreement is one thing [and can be quite enjoyable for those > of us merely spectating], but there's really no need to go around > calling people idiots at the drop of a hat. Quite apart from anything > else, when the contributor you're calling names is as helpful and > knowledgeable a member of the community as some of those targeted have > been, it makes you look a bit daft. > > And, yes, I know bringing it up could be construed as stoking the > flames ... but, well, "silence = acquiescence" and all that. > > -[]z. > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list OT. you obviously has no clue what agressive behavior mean. :-) So please continue with the passive tone saying nothing relevant and login to facebook. -- Etienne Robillard Green Tea Hackers Club Fine Software Carpentry For The Rest Of Us! http://gthc.org/ e...@gthcfoundation.org -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list