Lately I've been hammering hard on every TAP proposal asking why this, why not that, why do you think this, what about that, is this really going to be a problem, isn't that situation a little far fetched, not that's not going to work because... and I get really excited and ruthless about beating up on the idea. Making sure we're not forgetting edge cases and that its going to work and not be something we'll regret later.
Unfortunately I sometimes swing the hammer of rigor a little too wildly and beat up on people in the process. I've already gotten over-excited and/or frustrated and offended two people that I know of. If I vigorously attack your idea its because I value you and your ideas, which might seem backwards, I know. If I'm in disagreement with folks here I really want to know why, because you're smart people and maybe I'm probably missing something. So I pick, poke, prod and analyze until I figure out what's really going on. And I have absurdly high standards when it comes to decisions that we're going to have to live with for 5, 10, 20 years. I'd just like to say that I'm beating up ideas, not people, and I'm sorry if sometimes folks take a lump in the process. If I'm being a dick please say so accompanied with the witty retort of your choice.
