HN, well known for its polite and productive discourse. On Dec 4, 2013, at 8:58AM, Darren DeRidder <[email protected]> wrote:
> "respect our wishes"? Really? After you call someone who speaks English as a > second language an a-hole on your corporate blog and push one of the most > valued contributors out of the node community? > > Discussion on HN is here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6845286 > > On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 7:58:27 AM UTC-5, Alex Kocharin wrote: > > It's funny to see how a best way to get appreciation for a good work is to > step out of it. > > I don't have a particular opinion about that piece of bikeshedding everyone > were discussing, but yeah, it is a great loss to the community, and I would > like to thank Ben for his work here for last couple of years. > > > 04.12.2013, 14:18, "Dave Horton" <[email protected]>: >> Sad is the word. I'm feeling strangely gutted by this, and as someone on >> the outskirts of node I don't even know Ben. But I have always been struck >> by his willingness to be helpful to one and all on mailing lists and the IRC >> who were trying to learn, use, and develop libuv. Those exchanges that I >> had with him and witnessed with others greatly impressed me of his >> generosity, intelligence, and openness to ideas and/or challenges - those >> are critical qualities in a community like ours. And as someone with >> personal past experience with startup/founder/exit drama, I hate to see >> someone put down what must have been a labor of love in this way. I would >> hope there is a way back, if all that is needed is a breather and some time >> away. Failing that, I would be interested to find a way to show my >> gratitude to Ben in some sort of more meaningful way if others have any >> ideas... >> >> It's probably a good day for us all to reflect internally on the meaning of >> "community", and what we personally can do (not tell others to do) to make >> this community -- our community -- continue to grow, and to attract and >> retain good people -- whether they be standard-bearers like Ben, or minor >> players like me. >> >> Thank you Ben. And best wishes on your next challenge! >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >> Posting guidelines: >> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "nodejs" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "nodejs" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
