Re: #6375 -- Class Based Views: Opinions on commit plan

2010-10-16 Thread Russell Keith-Magee
On Sunday, October 17, 2010, Yo-Yo Ma wrote: > Gabriel > > You don't have to go to thesaurus.com with the intention of generating > a more formidable argument. I was merely offering my opinion. Playing > devil's advocate should be regarded as counter constructive. If I

Re: #6375 -- Class Based Views: Opinions on commit plan

2010-10-16 Thread Yo-Yo Ma
Typo (on iPhone): should read, "...devil's advocate shouldn't be..." On Oct 16, 2:24 pm, Yo-Yo Ma wrote: > Gabriel > > You don't have to go to thesaurus.com with the intention of generating > a more formidable argument. I was merely offering my opinion. Playing >

Re: #6375 -- Class Based Views: Opinions on commit plan

2010-10-16 Thread Yo-Yo Ma
Gabriel You don't have to go to thesaurus.com with the intention of generating a more formidable argument. I was merely offering my opinion. Playing devil's advocate should be regarded as counter constructive. If I see a man about to throw an egg at an otherwise clean wall, I don't need to offer

Re: #6375 -- Class Based Views: Opinions on commit plan

2010-10-16 Thread Brian Neal
On Oct 16, 2:34 am, Gabriel Hurley wrote: > > What do you call this. I don't see how any software developer could > > consider constructive criticism as anything other than helping out. > > You've posted three messages in this thread, but none of them seem > "constructive" to

Re: #6375 -- Class Based Views: Opinions on commit plan

2010-10-16 Thread Gabriel Hurley
> What do you call this. I don't see how any software developer could > consider constructive criticism as anything other than helping out. You've posted three messages in this thread, but none of them seem "constructive" to me. You've pointed out areas of disagreement and used inflammatory