Re "unproductive discussions" - I feel your pain. They are a fact of life in Apache, I'm afraid. If you can't steer them into a useful direction, you should just ignore them. Anyone who has read "how to ask questions the smart way" will not be offended if you don't reply to every email.
On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Adunuthula, Seshu <[email protected]> wrote: > Agree with the context of what you are saying and my comment about "the > thread has to stop" was probably overboard. > > In my defense threads I have usually seen threads like these ³X is better > than Y² dissolve into unproductive discussions, but I agree that we have > not reached that state here yet. > > Seshu > > On 11/18/15, 9:09 AM, "Julian Hyde" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>PS [1] http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >> >>> On Nov 18, 2015, at 9:07 AM, Julian Hyde <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On Nov 18, 2015, at 5:13 AM, Adunuthula, Seshu <[email protected]> >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>> I think this thread has reached its level of usefulness and should >>>>stop. >>> >>> If I may, a point about email etiquette. And by ³etiquette² I don¹t >>>mean to imply that anyone was being impolite. It¹s just that there are >>>ways to maximize the efficiency of a conversation (and the valuable time >>>of everyone in the community) without stifling discussion. >>> >>> This thread does not need to stop. But Seshu is at liberty to ignore >>>it, or to point out that it is not where his priorities lie. There may >>>well be others in the community who are interested in Sarnath¹s proposal >>>and would like to help. >>> >>> I also understand the sub-text: that Seshu works for a company that is >>>a major contributor of resources to Kylin. While we leave our corporate >>>affiliations at the door in Apache, I think it is fine to signal, as >>>Seshu did, that the priorities of that team lie elsewhere. I¹d rather >>>that such communication occur here than in some back-channel. >>> >>> A big touch-point for me is Eric Raymond¹s ³How to ask questions the >>>smart way²[1]. A common theme is that it is OK to ignore questions that >>>are inappropriate. Ignoring questions is a great way to deal with >>>trolls, fools and time-wasters. >>> >>> In my opinion, the only time when someone should be asked to stop >>>posting is when they have grossly breached the standards of the >>>community: personal attacks, rudeness. For anything less, let the thread >>>continue. If no one has the time or interest to reply to it, it will >>>quickly peter out. >>> >>> Julian >>> >
