Hi Cori, reply inline On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 1:20 PM cori <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, > > I only subscribed to this list recently because someone pointed out to > me that a discussion was going on which might interest me. I read some > of the messages in the discussions about Richard Stallman, and was not > inclined to participate. > Thanks for that. We do welcome your participation, and it is not necessary to weigh in on every conversation. > > However, I do feel I have something to say here, and although I am > perfectly aware that most probably my email will not be let through, I > just don't want to keep silent this time. > > > > toxic person > > > * Be considerate > > * Be respectful > > * Be collaborative > > * Be pragmatic > > * Support others in the community > Point taken. I should have said "controversial person" or not applied a label at all. Thanks for making that clear. I don't think calling someone "toxic" is respectful or considerate. In > my view, it's not collaborative either, since how can there be > collaboration with the name calling, that may hurt readers' feelings? > Expressing personal opinions about someone is not pragmatic, either, it > doesn't add anything constructive to whatever needs to be done. And it > certainly is not supportive of others in the community. > > In sum, I think this messages violates the very same rules of behavior > it claims to uphold. > > Thank you. > Thank you for speaking up. I will do better in the future. Valorie -- http://about.me/valoriez - pronouns: she/her
