On 2019/07/01 15:35:20, Ted Dunning <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Let's fix this wording to avoid unnecessary allergic responses.
>
> The problem and risk that I see here is that D&I is not accepting any
> funding for interns. Outreachy is. Saying the word "accept" with respect to
> this funding may lead some to think that D&I is challenging, uhhmmm, core
> beliefs (hah! didn't say it). In fact, I do not think that you intend to do
> such and I, for one, would rather avoid an exhausting and pointless
> argument of the form "You must not do this! ... We don't plan to ... But
> you must not! ... We aren't doing it ... *ad infinitum*".
>
That snipe was unwarranted. Was your intent to provide feedback or stir the pot?
