On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Sandra Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > Our meeting on Friday saw a couple of cases of inappropriate behavior, where > remarks were made that were of a personal nature or that had no bearing on > the issue under discussion. > > We are presently considering an important issue with potential for > significant impact on the work. That it even more reason than usual to try > to stick to objectivity and to avoid ad hominem remarks. > > Derogatory remarks directed at persons or organizations do nothing to > progress our understanding or consensus and are not fair to the target.
Hear, hear... They also don't help the person who is making the remark. Evaluation of technical arguments *should* be based purely upon the technical merits, but *who* is making the argument, their reputation, and *how* the argument is made influences the listener - coming off like an ass simply makes the listener think that your argument is not strong enough to stand on it's own merit, and pushes them to give more weight to the other side... Friday's behavior made me lose some of the respect that I have had for some of the SIDR participants. W > > Please, everyone, do try to remember civility and objectivity in the > discussions we are having. > > --Sandy, speaking as one of the co-chairs > > _______________________________________________ > sidr mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/sidr > _______________________________________________ sidr mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/sidr
