On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 8:34 AM Benedict Elliott Smith <bened...@apache.org> wrote:
> Constructive feedback about incorrect use of language is rarely best done > on a public forum; this is commonly interpreted as rude, and a form of > public shaming. A mild one, admittedly, but one nonetheless. Since Greg > has not contributed meaningfully to any discussions that I recall, I've meaningfully contributed to a few discussions, in my time ... I chose the public forum dev@cassandra rather than a more narrowly-tailored recipient list because I have seen the misuse of "PMC" in several communities. My hope was to share the feedback with the entire Cassandra community, and hopefully feed that to other communities through overlaps with Cassandra. It was not intended as "shaming" at all, precisely because I addressed the community's use of the term, rather than individuals. Cheers, -g
