On Sat, Nov 12, 2016 at 02:23:35PM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote: >... > Robust discussion is important but the time to stop is *before*, not after, > it's become personal. Is it possible to have a 'personality moderator' role in > Debian which could be used to help calm down argument? >...
"personal" by the standards of which culture? As one example, polite/rude are partially the other way round in Germany and the UK, just like yes/no often have a swapped meaning in the UK. Worth reading: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-37799805 A quote from that article: "In Germany ... not saying what you mean is not forgiven. It's seen as dishonest, confused and ineffective." I am German. If you say "yes" when you mean "no", depending on the circumstances this is something I might consider a personal insult - and after that I might permanently consider you a dishonest person that cannot be trusted. I am pretty sure there are also lots of things I say or do that are completely normal and not rude in my culture, but might come across as rude to people in the UK or elsewhere. cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed