2009/11/7 William Pietri <[email protected]>: > Hi, Thomas. > > Thomas Dalton wrote: >> Indeed. My standard advice for people on how to interpret my >> text-based messages is this: If in doubt, I don't mean any offence. If >> I want to offend you, I will leave you in no doubt. >> > > I think there's a common element in this and your "just ignore" proposal > that will lead to continued frustration on both sides. You're placing > the burden for solving a shared problem on other people, and quite a lot > of them.
Yes, I am placing the burden on other people and I've explained why: The burden is negligible for other people. It is significant for me. > You seem like a pretty sharp fellow, and so I'm sure your solution not > only looks most rational to you, but has good odds of being so by some > reasonable set of metrics. But other people may be using different > criteria, and you're unlikely to get them to change something deep like > that via an email or two, especially if they already feel frustration > toward you. If someone would explain their criteria, this conversation could move forwards rather than round in circles... _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
