Well said, Jacqueline! Bill William A. Prothero Santa Barbara, CA. 93105 http://earthlearningsolutions.org/
> On Mar 12, 2020, at 11:58 AM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > On 3/12/20 12:39 PM, hh via use-livecode wrote: >> The uselist is not a LC-praising list. As long as we have the freedom of >> speech >> everybody can say whether he is contented with LC or not. And nothing >> written does >> change anything*with LC*, also not your positive-only (and excellent) posts >> ... > > Tone is important. There is difference whether the post is a discussion of a > problem, or a rant against the team and the company. Discussions are useful > and productive. A rant that attacks the dedicated people who are doing their > best for us can cause some of us to become defensive. > > For myself, it feels like an attack on my friends. I know these people, how > hard they work, and how much they want LC to succeed. I also know that they > are deluged with work, they need to choose their priorities carefully, and > they care very much. To date, they have met every requirement that the > shifting sands at Apple and Google have thrown at them. They need to drop > everything else to meet those deadlines, but they do it. Of course, that puts > them behind on other things. > > These list posts go into a permanent archive where they can discourage others > from trying LC well into the future; I see no point in making LC look bad to > any interested parties. A frank discussion is fine, readers absolutely do > need to know where traps may lie and what the current status of the product > is. But sarcasm and scathing condemnation is neither acceptable nor > productive. > > Basically: be kind. Think how you'd feel if what you are about to write was > directed at you. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
