I have a pretty thick skin and I would urge others to have the same but
the effect of a flame war on the reputation of the whole project is not
in good.
It would be preferable for the feuding parties to settle their
differences in an amicable way but I am old enough to know that
sometimes this is hard to do.
If something absolutely demands a personal attack, I would hope that
people will not do it in public.
The leadership group and the people who really care about the project
need to step in to protect the professional image of the entire team and
all the good work being done.
One thing that has worked well for me is to wait a week before writing a
response to someone whose comments or on-line behaviour deserves severe
punishment or worse.
I very seldom write the same thing that I would have written in the heat
of the moment.
Most of the time, I finally realize that the thing was not that
important and the world has continued to unfold without the benefit of
my insight into the other person's evil nature that seemed to be so
critical at the time.
Ron
On 24/09/2014 7:01 PM, Adrian Crum wrote:
+1
Also, it would be nice if the senior PMC members would step in and
eliminate hunger and poverty.
Seriously though, I understand where you are coming from - but you are
a bit late to the party. The PMC members are patient and tolerant, but
there comes a time when repeated unwarranted attacks (or wild
conspiracy theories) provoke a response.
Flames wars occur in every online forum - this one included. I don't
think anyone has the power to prevent them or control them - they just
happen. Your appeals won't change that.
Everyone here tends to look the other way and let the warring parties
go at each other until something comes along to distract them.
Adrian Crum
Sandglass Software
www.sandglass-software.com
On 9/24/2014 4:22 PM, Ron Wheeler wrote:
The Chairperson and the senior PMC members need to step in very quickly
to stop personal attacks.
This is a very corrosive element in this project and the PMC needs to
see that this is not allowed in the ML or meetings.
People need to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.
When a conversation strays from concepts or technology into insults and
personal attacks, it is the person making the personal attack that loses
the respect of the community.
View from the cheap seats.
Ron
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President
Artifact Software Inc
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