On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> wrote: > Is "bullying" the new "terrorism", which in turn is the new "socialism"? > That is, a meaningless term of opprobrium used on anything you don't > like? That's what it sounds like to me. > > Nikos has practically no power in this community. He's one person, > friendless in this community, with no social standing. His position is > way down the bottom of what little pecking order a bunch of geeks has. > Nobody looks up at him for guidance or for hints as to what sort of > behaviour is acceptable. He has no Python know-how to withhold from those > he doesn't approve of (or inclination to help others). He can't even > force anyone to read his comments. I say this not to make him out to be > the victim here, he is at least equally responsible for the position he > is in, but to highlight the absurdity of claiming he is "bullying" > anywhere here. > > Just because (generic) you are annoyed by Nikos, or even if your feelings > are hurt because he called you a bad name or insulted your dead mother, > doesn't mean you are the victim of bullying. Claiming the badge of > victimhood for mild annoyances and hurt feelings is one of the least > admirable parts of the politically-correct crowd, please don't emulate > them.
Well put. If I had seen your response earlier, I would not have written my own, because yours was much better written and more to the point.. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
