On Tue, 2009-06-23 at 13:26 -0400, Mark Ramm wrote: > > I have to jump in here on a quick note. > > > > This thread really distresses me. > > > > > > The amount of effort that has gone into say what should be done > > > instead of actually doing it is ludicrous. > > <snip> > > > Sorry Chris, but I have to pipe up here, IMHO that is bolagna. I love > > what you're doing and appreciate it to death, *but*... > > > > A project should *always* want user feedback, whether it's positive or > > negative.
> And we do appreciate and value feedback of all kinds, but it can be > hard to feel like you give a good part of your life for something and > people keep asking for *more.* That said, I can take it, so if you > want to level any particularly harsh criticisms, or provide a long > list of demands send them to me via private e-mail. > > But seriously, it impacts the motivation of all the TG developers when > they read a thread like this, and it really would help a lot if people > spent more effort building up the community than demanding yet more > work from the existing developer pool. Sure, I agree. But what I believe you are underestimating is how much damage it does to a project when they are perceived to be shooting the messenger. I am not saying for a second that I agree with all of the criticisms. I am saying that it is a real mistake to answer *any* criticisms in a hostile manner and with that kind of attitude, whether correct or not. iain --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboGears Trunk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/turbogears-trunk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
