On Thu, Jul 23, 2026 at 7:28 AM Nadim Kobeissi <[email protected]> wrote:
> I’d like to disclose that one potential negative impact of using extremely > strong wording such as “draconian” is that I’m now receiving extremely > aggressive and abusive emails off-list from some senior IETF participants > who have repeatedly expressed their belief that this vote pertained to me > personally, and indicates that (I quote) “the working group has clearly > voted that they don't want to hear from [me].” > In the most courteous way I can manage before tea, I submit that this sentiment existed well before any vote occurred containing the toxic word "draconian" (which we all know means that one has a breath weapon and immunity to the relevant elemental damage). The senders of such messages are entirely responsible for their own off-list expressions of opinion and they should not be laid at the feet of the chairs even if a starkly prescriptivist reading of constrained live-poll language offends your editorial sensibilities. It is possibly ironic, but certainly non-productive, to continue an extended fight about the dictionary definition of the word after you have been directly and repeatedly informed that it was clear in the context of the audience at which it was directed. It is unclear what outcome you're seeking from it, to be frank. I hope that watching the video or otherwise gaining the context of the moment provides you with some relief. I hope even more that you're able to find more constructive and collaborative ways to communicate on the TLS list, because whatever intellectual contributions you might offer are utterly eclipsed by the unwelcome volume and tone. Mike
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