Am Donnerstag, 8. Januar 2015 11:14:50 UTC+1 schrieb Gervase Markham: > On 08/01/15 00:51, Robert Kaiser wrote: > > IMHO, anything where you say some*one* is wrong as a person should not > > happen at Mozilla. People have different views and they are right in > > what they say according to those views, even if other people disagree, > > which is fine. "I don't agree with you" is good, "you are wrong" is bad. > > What is the difference?
The difference between being wrong and not agreeing with someone? Honestly, the difference is huge. Saying "you are wrong" would give the impression that YOU are the final instance in a certain matter. Or, at least, that you have a higher authority. I don't agree with you is much more humble. > > You could say there is a difference if you are discussing something > which can't be determined one way or the other - something which is > merely a matter of opinion. But many things we discuss at Mozilla are > not like that. Religion, however, belongs to one of those "things that are only a matter of opinion". > > The difficulty arises, of course, when it's not agreed whether something > is undecidable or not. > > I don't mind in the slightest if people tell me I'm wrong. I see it as a > chance to learn, and I see that attitude (as opposed to running off in a > bad mood) as the mature one. Would it be possible for everyone to agree > that expressions of disagreement are OK? Oh, really? The discussion above clearly states that religious affection on Planet Mozilla is wrong. Therefore, you are wrong when you post religious content on Planet Mozilla. Now, here's your chance to learn, once and for all. > Gerv _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
