+1 on Matt's point of view.
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Matt Aimonetti <[email protected]>wrote: > Guyren, I feel like you're trolling me, but since it's just Tuesday, I'll > put some gangnam style in the background and reply. > > >> I’m particularly bemused by Matt’s response, after his previous >> experience with political correctness online. > > > As you mentioned, I have my share of experience in this area and learned > from my own mistakes. As I mentioned previously, the "offending debate" > isn't interesting nor the main point here. > We are talking about being welcoming to new members. If you cared about > the position, you could have asked about HP financial's current position. > You could have even done that in this thread in a nice way. > > The problem for me is that we have a local PM who knows about our group, > who signs up to our mailing list and shares a nice, short email about a > local opening. And on the other hand, we have someone who he doesn't know > that is being passive aggressive and doesn't make him feel welcome. > So my reaction is simple, I don't find that attitude needed nor useful. Is > it a big deal? No. But I still think that, the same way you're free to > voice your desire to not have to worry about others, I'm free to say that I > don't think we should behave like that. > > - Matt > > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Guyren Howe <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Sep 11, 2012, at 1:14 PM, Neal Clark <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > amusing for sure, but i like hearing about local openings through this >> list, and i'd much rather hear about them through a PM than a recruiter. >> let's not scare these guys off! >> >> Had I an interest in this position, I would actually be interested in >> what Mark had to say about that. “Oh, yes, but this division is one of the >> most profitable in the company and is desperately in need of IT staff, so >> the position should be pretty safe” or whatever. >> >> So in fact, the response was not only amusing and pointed, but contra >> what Matt said, potentially useful and needed. >> >> I’m really mystified by this discussion. Who are we likely to offend >> here, and how are we offending them? I’ve no earthly idea. >> >> I’m particularly bemused by Matt’s response, after his previous >> experience with political correctness online. >> >> -- >> SD Ruby mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby >> > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby
