I really doubt I would have acted much differently in Brad's position. It's an entirely understandable reaction. Let's just learn from it going forward.
-- Eric On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Thomas Lord <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 2010-02-19 at 12:39 -0800, Brad Fitzpatrick wrote: >> Sorry, I honestly thought he was a troll & I wanted to stop the thread >> before people fed him. >> >> I would've responded more diplomatically had I thought he were >> serious. > > > And you were deeply mistaken and you behaved in > manner that, in light of your station, tends to > defame and harm others who are subject to your > misjudgment. And, there are more effective and less > potentially damaging strategies available (such as, > perhaps, saying nothing in a case like this). > > So you can begin to see why your theory of > "poisonous people" is, itself, poisonous, thuggish, > and unfitting for the field - no matter how well it > sells. > > The good news is subsequent discussion by > others did seem to clarify some the motivations > for not building upon earlier and related work / protocols. > For the record I don't think they were specifically > wholesome or responsibly considered motivations but, > what's done is done. > > -t > > >
