On 4 July 2013 12:19, Antoon Pardon <antoon.par...@rece.vub.ac.be> wrote: > Op 04-07-13 01:40, Joshua Landau schreef: > >> Bear in mind that if the way you were acting was all in my "with >> trepidation" category, I would likely have not spoken up. I believe >> you crossed a lot further beyond that line. > > I had to look up "trepidation" and the translation I got from my > dictionary was not 100% helpful. Would "hesitation" or "wariness" > be a good substitute.
Yes; it's along the lines of "hesitation /due/ to wariness". > Can we go back to my first entry in this thread? I would like to > know whether you think that already crossed the line or if that > would fall under your "with trepidation" category and I crossed > the line later. > > I think the relevant part is this: > > ] Maybe that way he'll learn that if he doesn't want to be considered > ] an incompetent inconsiderate jerk, he shouldn't behave like one. If my records are accurate*, by the time I responded (excluding that to Mark Lawrence), you had also said: > Should we particularly care about Nikos's feelings? > May that way he'll learn that if he doesn't > want to be considered an incompetent inconsiderate jerk, he shouldn't > behave like one. > You'll notice I don't judge all newbies as > incompetent jerks. Just you > I am judging you for > behaving liken an asshole and trying to deny it. > you were behaving like an asshole > You poor thing. (Obvious hostile sarcasm in context) And quite a few repeats of the same things. * I thought I stepped in earlier, but I'm not going to argue with GMail's history. This quote: > Maybe that way he'll learn that if he doesn't want to be considered > an incompetent inconsiderate jerk, he shouldn't behave like one. in solidarity -- although calling someone "incompetent" and, especially, a "jerk" is unwanted -- would probably not have made me respond. However, it is definitely past the "with trepidation" category. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
