+1 to writing an etiquette document. I have to confess I wrote a long post a few weeks ago without realizing these sorts of posts belonged on blogs (it was, oddly enough, another James Keats thread, on the subject of Steve Yegge. I figured if \Yegge writes long blogs....). I didn't intend to ruffle any feathers there, but my opinion that some things were not being given enough priority was taken as disrespecting people's efforts so far. But there seems to be some more attention to documentation now and the newbie experience, so I'm happy (and trying to help) = )
Ken was helpful to me then when he pointed out that my post was simply too long. I suspect this was much more useful to the forum than someone partly reading the post and responding out of context. Similarly, writing (hopefully gentle) admonishments about etiquette might help steer things in the right direction. If someone simply responded with a few lines to this particular thread: "This is not the kind of discussion this forum is for; it is also too late in the process to be a constructive criticism", there might have been more light and less heat. Furthermore, if people want to offer etiquette pointers on the tone and framing of a particular post, why not simply use the "reply to author" link? There's a quote from the New Testament that I can't quite remember....wait.....thank you Google: "If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone." (I note, however, that this was presumably written before Facebook, which makes privacy sound almost as quaint as King James and Shakespeare.) As for the subsequent part about "And if he neglect to hear the cljurch, let him be as an troll to you" ((this is from the New Internet Version)), I guess that would be equivalent to simply ignoring him. (If it said: "then ANN thou out upon him and the list that he be an troll"----we would have a horse of a different color.) On Jul 25, 10:21 am, Colin Yates <colin.ya...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1 - I think an etiquette document needs to be written. > > On 25 July 2011 15:10, Steve <stephen.a.lind...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Jul 25, 7:54 pm, James Keats <james.w.ke...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Best regards; love you, man, and sorry again for any misunderstanding > > > or unintended miscommunication. > > > My humble suggestion is when you find yourself in your 5th or 6th > > paragraph of an opinion piece there's a reasonable chance what you're > > writing belongs on your blog rather than here. > > > - Steve > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Clojure" group. > > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > > your first post. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
