The old rule is best: be strict in what you produce and liberal i what you accept.
Kind regards, Steve On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 12:52 AM Edwin Zimmerman <ed...@211mainstreet.net> wrote: > On 4/12/2021 6:34 PM, Brett Cannon wrote: > > Had the sentences ended at "confusing" or said something like "I don't > think it's as optimal as it could be" or "I think it could be better" are > all fine. But saying that the current approach is "arousing or deserving > ridicule : extremely silly or unreasonable : absurd, preposterous" as defined > by Merriam-Webster <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridiculous> > is not necessary to make the point; it could have been phrased in such a > way as to be a bit more respectful to those who have put in the time and > effort to get things to where they are. > > My plea is very simple: that everyone would be a bit more gracious. Email > by its very nature does not convey meaning as well as in-person > conversation. As Hugh just remarked, the meaning you took from his > comments was not the meaning he intended to convey. These > misunderstandings seem to be happening more and more frequently. I read > this list to understand the direction that Python will take in the future, > but I have thought numerous times of unsubscribing due to all the curt "you > said it wrong" responses like the one that triggered my first email. > > Any way, in the interest of not starting a flame war, I will have nothing > more to say. > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list -- python-dev@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to python-dev-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-dev.python.org/ > Message archived at > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/ETJCGR4ULRYY5WNOLRPULVWMBW4LCY3E/ > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ >
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